Further information about the Kermode bear

 

Publications (for reprints send an email request to Ritland):

 

Marshall, H.D. and Ritland, K. 2002.  Genetic diversity and differentiation of Kermode bear populations. Molecular Ecology 11: 685-697.

 

Ritland, K., Newton, C., and Marshall, D. 2001. Inheritance and population structure of the white-phased “Kermode” black bear.  Current Biology 11: 1468-1472.

 

Web sites of interest:

 

http://www.spiritbearyouth.org/

http://www.savespiritbear.org/

http://www.kermode.net/terrace/spiritbear.html

http://www.kitasoo.org/forestry/landplan/index-LandUsePlan.html

http://www.westernforest.com/fstew/kermode.html

Coat color genetics of Labrador retrievers

 

Other information (word-for-windows format):

 

A taxonomy history, written by Tony Hamilton, Bear Biologist with the B.C. Ministry of the Environment

 

A well-written article by Jude Isabella about the Kermode bear.

 

A report by Don Blood, which references many studies on Black bears along the North Coast of BC, and predicts the effects of forest practices on the bear populations.

 

An abstract, written by Bergdahl et al. for the 7th Western North American Black Bear Workshop