Grizzly Bear Population Units

Boundaries identifying similar behavioural ecotypes and sub-populations of Grizzly bears. This dataset contains versions from multiple years. From 2018 on, NatureServe conservation concern ranking categories (e.g., Very Low, Low, Moderate, High, Extreme Concern) supersede the pre-2018 population status categories (e.g., Viable, Threatened, Extirpated) contained in the field STATUS. NatureServe conservation concern ranking categories reflect population size and trend, genetic and demographic isolation, as well as threats to bears and their habitats. The NatureServe conservation concern ranking fields are named CONSERVATION_CONCERN_RANK and CONSERVATION_CONCERN_DESC. Please view the attached PDF file for a summary of changes to this dataset from 2012 onward. To download only the 2018 units, in the link below, select the "Export" tab, then select the "Provincial Layer Download" button: https://maps.gov.bc.ca/ess/hm/imap4m/?catalogLayers=7744,7745 Grizzly Bear Conservation Ranking results table is available here: https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/e08876a1-3f9c-46bf-b69a-3d88de1da725 Grizzly Bear population estimates from various years are available here: https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/2bf91935-9158-4f77-9c2c-4310480e6c29 Grizzly Bear reports are available here: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/environment/plants-animals-ecosystems/wildlife/wildlife-conservation/grizzly-bear

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Additional Info

Field Value
Last Updated April 17, 2026, 21:06 (UTC)
Created April 17, 2026, 21:06 (UTC)
contact_email Garth.Mowat@gov.bc.ca
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open_canada_date_published 2013-01-21 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords {"en": ["GBPU", "Grizzly Bear", "Grizzly Bear Population Unit", "Population", "bear", "grizzly", "unit", "Government information"], "fr-t-en": ["GBPU", "Grizzly", "Unité de population de grizzlis", "Population", "ours", "ours brun", "unité", "Information gouvernementale"]}
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title_fr
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