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. 2013 Dec 18;8(12):e82757. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0082757

Table 6. A summary of predicted numbers of grizzly bears in Canada and in National Parks by province, based on the coastal and interior models developed in this paper.

Province Current population projection Predicted population size from this paper Prediction units Number in National Parks
Alberta 867a 1250 ecoregions 396
British 16,014b 13,131 WMU's 126
Columbia 13,974 GBPU's
14,101 ecoregions
Nunavut 1000c 8080 ecoregions 0
Northwest Territories 5100c 16,771 ecoregions 835
Yukon 6300c 10,404 guide territories 465
10,465 ecoregions

–5 WMUs), and territorial guide territory boundaries which were roughly similar to WMUs in size. We predicted density for small portions of each province using ecological unit mapping (ecoregions-the largest units used), provincial wildlife management units (WMUs), provincial grizzly bear population units (GBPUs, groups of 1

[94] with corrections for portions of the National Parks that were not included.a

b

[92].

c

[9].