Resources/Documents – Carnivores in Waterton Biosphere

Carnivores and Communities: a case study of human-carnivore conflict mitigation in southwestern Alberta
Morehouse, A. T., C. Hughes, N. Manners, J. Bectell, and T. Bruder. 2020. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. Doi: 10.3389/fevo.2020.00002
Carnivores and Communities Program Evaluation – Summary Handout
Created by Andrea Morehouse – December 2019 – WBRA

A Review of Compensation Programs for Livestock in Southwestern Alberta
Tracy Lee – June 2011 –  Miistakis Institute
Report 1. Summary of Carnivore Compensation Programs
Calista Morrison – July 2012 – WBR Carnivore Working Group
Report 2. Proposed Amendments to Alberta Wildlife Predator Compensation Program
Calista Morrison – January 2013 – WBR Carnivore Working Group
Cattle and Carnivore Coexistence in Alberta: The Role of Compensation Programs
Tracy Lee, Kim Good, Winston Jamieson, Michael Quinn, Ashok Krishnamurthy – February 2017 – Society for Range Management

WBR Carnivore Conflict Reduction – AESRD MOU – Final Report (Sept 2011-March 2014)
Nora Manners and Jeff Bectell – September 2014 – Waterton Biosphere Reserve Association (WBRA)
WBR Carnivore Working Group Terms of Reference 
Jeff Bectell – October 2017 – WBRA
WBR Carnivores and Communities Program 2014-2015 – AESRD Grant – Final Report
Nora Manners and Jeff Bectell – June 2015 – Waterton Biosphere Reserve Association (WBRA)
WBR Carnivores and Communities Program 2015-2016 – AEP Grant – Final Report
Nora Manners and Jeff Bectell – June 2016 – Waterton Biosphere Reserve Association (WBRA)
WBR Carnivores and Communities Program 2016-2017 – AEP Grant – Final Report
N. Manners, J. Bectell, and A. Morehouse – July 2017 – Waterton Biosphere Reserve Association (WBRA)
WBR Carnivores and Communities Program 2017-2020 – AEP Grant – Annual Report (2017-2018)
March 2018 – Waterton Biosphere Reserve Association (WBRA)
WBR Carnivores and Communities Program 2017-2020 – AEP Grant – Annual Report (2018-2019)
July 2019 – Waterton Biosphere Reserve Association (WBRA)
WBR Carnivores and Communities Program 2017-2020 – AEP Grant – Annual Report (2019-2020)
May 2020 – Waterton Biosphere Reserve Association (WBRA)
WBR Carnivores and Communities Program 2020-2023 – AEP Grant – Annual Report (2020-2021)
April 2021 – Waterton Biosphere Reserve Association (WBRA)
WBR Carnivores and Communities Program 2020-2023 – AEP Grant – Annual Report (2021-2022)
April 2022 – Waterton Biosphere Reserve Association (WBRA)

WBRA has summarized large carnivore occurrence records for southwestern Alberta beginning with data from 1999. We have continued to update these reports annually as part of our evaluation of the CACP. More recently, AEP began summarizing occurrence records annually for grizzly bears for BMAs 4, 5, and 6 in southern Alberta. These reports begin in 2016 and have continued to be updated annually. WBRA reporting focuses on descriptions of large carnivore occurrences for grizzly bears, black bears, cougars, and wolves. AEP reporting is done for grizzly bears only and focuses on the risk to human safety. AEP reports also include information on predator compensation, grizzly bear mortality and translocation, and conflict mitigation projects. Thus, while different, the reports are complementary.

WBRA – LARGE CARNIVORE OCCURRENCE REPORTING

Carnivore Conflicts in Southwestern Alberta: A review of ESRD occurrence records 1999 to 2011
Matthew Urmson (University of Alberta) and Andrea Morehouse (Alberta Sustainable Resource Development) – May 2012
Large Carnivore Occurrences in Southwestern Alberta: 2012 Annual Report
Matthew Urmson and Andrea Morehouse – March 2013 – WBRA
Large Carnivore Occurrences in Southwestern Alberta: 2013 Annual Report
Troy Malish and Andrea Morehouse – March 2014 – WBRA
Large Carnivore Occurrences in Southwestern Alberta: 2014 Annual Report
Spencer Rettler and Andrea Morehouse – February 2015 – WBRA
Large Carnivores Occurrences in Southwestern Alberta 2015: Annual Report (Updated)
Troy Malish and Anne Loosen – March 2017 – WBRA
Large Carnivore Occurrences in Southwestern Alberta: 2016 Annual Report
Troy Malish and Anne Loosen – May 2017 – WBRA
Large Carnivores Occurrences in Southwestern Alberta: 2017 Annual Report
Anne Loosen and Greg Hale – February 2018
Large Carnivore Occurrences in Southwestern Alberta: 2018 Annual Report
Andrea Morehouse – October 2022 – WBRA
Large Carnivore Occurrences in Southwestern Alberta: 2019 Annual Report
Andrea Morehouse – October 2022 – WBRA
Large Carnivore Occurrences in Southwestern Alberta: 2020 Annual Report 
Andrea Morehouse – October 2022 – WBRA
Large Carnivore Occurrences in Southwestern Alberta: 2021 Annual Report 
Andrea Morehouse – October 2022 – WBRA

ALBERTA ENVIRONMENT AND PROTECTED AREAS – OCCURRENCE REPORTING

Grizzly bear occurrence summary 2016: Bear Management Area (BMA) 5
Alberta Environment and Parks – December 2019
Grizzly bear occurrence summary 2017: Bear Management Area (BMA) 5
Alberta Environment and Parks – December 2019
Grizzly bear occurrence summary 2018: Bear Management Area (BMA) 5
Alberta Environment and Parks – January 2020
Grizzly bear occurrence summary 2019: Bear Management Area (BMA) 5
Alberta Environment and Parks – December 2020
Grizzly bear occurrence summary 2017: Bear Management Area (BMA) 6
Alberta Environment and Parks – December 2019
Grizzly bear occurrence summary 2018: Bear Management Area (BMA) 6
Alberta Environment and Parks – January 2020
Grizzly bear occurrence summary 2019: Bear Management Area (BMA) 6
Alberta Environment and Parks – December 2020
Grizzly bear mortality summary 2009 – 2018
Alberta Environment and Parks – December 2019
Human-cougar occurrence summary 2015 – 2018 : human-cougar coexistence in the South Saskatchewan Region
Alberta Environment and Parks – December 2019
Predator compensation 2015 to 2018 : South Saskatchewan Region
Alberta Environment and Parks – December 2019

Final Survey Report: Carnivores & Communities in the Waterton Biosphere Reserve
Michael S. Quinn & Shelley M. Alexander – April 2011 – Miistakis Institute

Evaluation of intercept feeding to reduce livestock depredation by grizzly bears
Andrea T. Morehouse and Mark S. Boyce – 2017 – Ursus, 28(1):66-80
Grizzly bear population ecology and large carnivore conflicts in southwestern Alberta
Andrea T. Morehouse – P.h.D dissertation – 2016 – University of Alberta
Grizzly Bears Without Borders Spatially Explicit Capture-Recapture in Southwestern Alberta
Andrea T. Morehouse and Mark S. Boyce – June 2016 – Journal of Wildlife Management 80:1152–1166
Nature vs. Nurture: Evidence for Social Learning of Conflict Behaviour in Grizzly Bears
Andrea T. Morehouse, T. A. Graves, N. Mikle, and M. S. Boyce – Nov 2016 – PLoS ONE
Troublemaking Carnivores: conflicts with humans in a diverse assemblage of large carnivores 
Andrea T. Morehouse and Mark S. Boyce – 2017 – Ecology and Society 22(3):4.
Southwest Alberta Grizzly Bear Monitoring Project – 2014 Update
Andrea Morehouse – Dec 2014 – AESRD
Southwest Alberta Grizzly Bear Monitoring Project – 2013 Update
Andrea Morehouse – Dec 2013 – AESRD
Southwest Alberta Grizzly Bear Monitoring Project – Brochure
Government of Alberta – July 2011

Land tenure shapes black bear density and abundance on a multi-use landscape
Anne E. Loosen, Andrea T. Morehouse, and Mark S. Boyce – August 2018 – Ecology and Evolution DOI: 10.1002/ece3.4617
Black Bear Density and Resource Partitioning with Grizzly Bears
Anne E. Loosen – M.Sc. Thesis – 2017 – University of Alberta
Black Bear Monitoring Project – 2016 Update
Annie Loosen – Sept 2016 – WBRA
Black Bear Monitoring Project – 2014 Update
Annie Loosen – Nov 2014 –  WBRA

Southwest Alberta Wolf Monitoring Project – 2013 Update
Dave Ausband – December 2013 – Montana Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit (MCWRU)
Southwest Alberta Wolf Monitoring Project – 2013 Progress Report
Dave Ausband, Mike Mitchell, and Sarah B. Bassing – October 2013 – MCWRU
Southwest Alberta Wolf Monitoring Project – 2014 Progress Report
Dave Ausband, Sarah B. Bassing, and Mike Mitchell – April 2014 – MCWRU
Southwest Alberta Wolf Monitoring Project – Final Report
David E. Ausband and Sarah B. Bassing – March 2016 – MCWRU