CEP III: Spring 2003 Literature Review Lab

Conservation Biology/Aronson

Please read the following minutes from the 12/9-12/11/03 IGBC meeting:

Http://www.fs.fed.us/r1/wildlife/igbc/meetings/Winter03/minutes.pdf

Please answer the following questions:

1. What is a "bear jail"? Why would the IGBC be interested in these?

2. How much funding is proposed (they are going to Congress to request funding) to continue their population/habitat/DNA work with grizzlies?

3. Currently, in the Yellowstone Ecosystem, where does most of the IGBSC research budget come from? How much money is projected to be need for work in 2004?

4. Is Parks Canada currently a member of the IGBC? What is the significance of their request at this meeting?

5. What agencies were represented at this IGBC meeting (see the list of participants)?

Please read the following minutes from the 11/5-11/6/03 Yellowstone Ecosystem Subcommittee of the IGBC meeting:

http://www.fs.fed.us/r1/wildlife/igbc/Subcommittee/yes/11-03Notes.pdf

Please answer the following questions:

6. In 2003, how many bears were observed by flights? How many COY were reported?

7. How many Bear Management Units (BMUs) are there in the Recovery Area (including/surrounding YSNP)? How many BMUs had COY in 2003?

8. How many human caused grizzly bear mortalities were there in 2003?

9. What mountain range in the Beaverhead drainage were grizzlies documented in during 2003?

10. How many radio-marked grizzlies are in the Yellowstone ecosystem? How many of these are female bears?

11. How many acres of whitebark pine in YNP have been infested by pine bark beetles?

12. Servheen identified the main causes of grizzly bear mortality. What are they?

13. List the conflict/percentages associated with human/grizzly bear conflicts from 1997-2001?

14. According to the 5-year work plan proposed in the delisting process, what year is most likely for delisting to occur?

15. How much money is allocated by the IGBC for Information/Education in 2004?

16. What highway is being considered for a reconstruction project? Why is a wildlife movement analysis being conducted on this highway?

17. What is the estimated population size for grizzly bears in the GYS for 2002?

Please read the following article about former USFS Biologist, Dave Mattson:

http://home.off-road.com/~pantra/Grizzly%20war%20-%20Nov%2098.htm

Please answer the following questions:

18. What happened to Mattson? Why was he "disciplined" by the USFWS?

19. What do you think about this action taken by the USWFS?

20. Why was the USFWS not challenged on their actions?