Action HM-A6:
Develop methods to collate available data from harvested bears and how to analyze that data

Summary of the Action:

Methods development to collate available data from harvested bears and how to analyze that data.

 Action Lead: 

Alice Garret (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

Action Contacts: 

Melissa Galicia (Environment and Climate Change Canada, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
Erik Andersen (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

Participants:

Polar Bear Range States members:

Invited expert:

Duration of action:

January 2024 - November 2025

Deliverables/ output:

• D1. Report with recommendations for harvest data collection and how harvested bears can inform subpopulation status.
  
  

Expected impact/outcome
(i.e., how the action will affect progress towards achieving the Objective):

Provide an understanding of information that can be gained from harvested bears to inform subpopulation status, as well as the type of study that may be required for a comprehensive subpopulation assessment.