Proactive Conservation of High-value Habitat for Woodland Caribou and Grizzly Bears in the Boreal Zone of British Columbia, Canada

Organization
University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC)
Resource Type
Peer reviewed article
Authors
Nobuya Suzuki
Katherine Parker
Resource Date:
December
2019

Highlights

• Maintain connectivity to preserve high-value habitats of caribou and grizzly bears.

• Avoiding predation risk does not always maintain intact habitat for caribou.

• Conserving most vulnerable winter caribou habitat helps ensure spatial integrity.

• Conservation priority areas may necessitate lost opportunities for resource development.