Grizzly plan review reveals unanswered, and unasked, questions

By Braden Dupuis
RMOW’s alpine trail planning studies miss the mark on grizzly conservation, expert says

While the expansion of Whistler’s Alpine Trail Network into the Sproatt and Rainbow Mountain area was preceded by a grizzly bear risk assessment and conflict management strategy, an independent review of both documents by a renowned grizzly expert found some big, unanswered questions. “Neither of the documents that I read question the effects of the expansion of recreation on grizzly bear habitat or discuss the implication of this increased network on grizzly bears and the conservation of grizzly bears,” said Dr. Lana Ciarniello, in a presentation to Whistler’s Committee of the Whole on May 28.…

Source:: Grizzly plan review reveals unanswered, and unasked, questions

• Whistler News

June 3, 2019

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