In 2010 and 2011, the Foothills Research Institute Grizzly Bear Program (FRIGBP) received funding from the Alberta Upstream Petroleum Research Fund (AUPRF) and other program partners to investigate how grizzly bears are responding to oil and gas activities within the Kakwa study area. To our knowledge, there are currently no published data regarding grizzly bear response to ongoing oil and gas operations in western Canada. The overall goal of this two year research project is to assist the oil and gas industry and resource managers in assessing, managing and mitigating the potential impacts of development on grizzly bears and their habitat.
Our investigation of bear response to oil and gas activities was focused to address the main potential impacts of oil and gas development: 1) grizzly bear use of habitat containing oil and gas development and activities, 2) grizzly bear use or avoidance of oil and gas wellsites, 3) grizzly bear movement in relation to oil and gas activities, and 4) grizzly bear mortality risk in relation to oil and gas development.
Grizzly Bear Response to Oil and Gas Activities in Alberta
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