Andrea Morehouse, co-ordinator of the monitoring project in south-western Alberta, shows a grizzly bear rubbing spot. | Barb Glen photo

Bear DNA collection tallies 100 grizzlies

Project to determine bear populations and whether problem bears cause majority of issues

KIMBALL, Alta. — Ranchers in southwestern Alberta frequently see grizzly bears on their land. Sometimes they see them from a distance and sometimes from uncomfortably close up. Just how many grizzlies are in the region? Andrea Morehouse, co-ordinator of the grizzly bear monitoring project, has an answer devised from two years of hair sample collection. […] Read more