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Event in Cranbrook will focus on peoples affect on BC Grizzly population

Grizzly bears in the area are waking up and Wildsight BC wants to make people aware of our affect on them.

They’ll be facilitating a talk with grizzly bear biologist Clayton Lamb. Wildsight’s Eddie Petryshyn says grizzlies are historically apex predators.

Lamb has been working with a research team for several years investigating the relationship between bears and human land use in BC. He will present two of his case studies: The Effects of Habitat Quality, Road Density and Access Management, and The Impacts of High Mortality and Attractive Food Resources on Bear Populations. Petryshyn says the event is a chance for people to learn about those different factors that affect grizzlies.

Petryshyn says even small things like fruit trees and not securing garbage can have a major impact on the grizzly bear population. Things like road density is a larger problem affecting connectivity.

The talk is at the College of the Rockies Lecture Theatre April 4th at 7 pm.

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