Acknowledgements
We thank G. Stenhouse of Foothills Research Institute for contributing
data on grizzly bear resource selection functions. M. O’Donnell, N.
Klappstein, R. Baldini, J. Melsted, D. Nichols, and D. Paches assisted
in scat and laboratory analyses. Financial and in-kind support was
provided by Alberta Conservation Association, Alberta Environment and
Parks, Colleges and Institutes Canada – CleanTech Internship,
International Association for Bear Research and Management, National
Science Foundation Long-term Research in Environmental Biology grant to
MH and EHM (1556248), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
Discovery Grant to EHM, Parks Canada, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation,
Safari Club International – Northern Alberta Chapter, Sundre Forest
Products, TD Bank – Friends of the Environment Foundation, University
of Alberta, University of Montana, and the Wild Sheep Foundation of
Alberta. All field data collection were in accordance with the Canadian
Council on Animal Care Guidelines and approved by the University of
Alberta Animal Care and Use Committee (AUP00000624).