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
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