Grizzly Bear - Data - BC Cumulative Effects Framework - 2019 Assessment

About this dataset

NOTE: This dataset is the result of an analysis of many input layers and as such the accuracy, currency, and completeness of the dataset cannot be relied upon for operational use. Please refer to the BC Cumulative Effects Grizzly Bear Value website for all cumulative effects related project information, as well as documents related to this dataset, such as protocols, reports and online tools. The British Columbia Cumulative Effects Framework (BC CEF) Grizzly Bear 2019 Condition Assessment is a strategic, broad scale (provincial) assessment of the status of Grizzly Bear population and habitat indicators in 2019. The conceptual model used for this assessment is derived from the Interim Assessment Protocol for Grizzly Bear in British Columbia (Tier 1 Provincial Scale Grizzly Bear Assessment Protocol) prepared for British Columbia’s Cumulative Effects Framework Values Foundation Steering Committee, 2017 (https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/environment/natural-resource-stewardship/cumulative-effects-framework/value-assessments-protocols). This dataset was generated from existing summaries of grizzly bear status, mortality data, Geographic Information System (GIS) data, and results from spatial modelling. The assessment units are the BC Landscape Units (see link below in Lineage Statement) to assess the mortality and habitat at the landscape scale, as they are analogous to the home range size of a female grizzly bear. The data inputs used in the GIS analysis that generated this assessment dataset are from 2018, and relied on the availability of data that cover the full extent of the province. More detailed information may be available at the regional or sub-regional level that can inform finer scale grizzly bear assessments for operational land and resource decision making. Please refer to the BC Cumulative Effects website linked above for information on regional or sub-regional CEF projects. The data represented here corresponds to the following published reports: Current Condition Report for Grizzly Bear in the Omineca Region- 2019 Analysis (March 2022) Current Condition Report for Grizzly Bear in the Thompson Okanagan Region- 2019 Analysis (March 2022) Current Condition Report for Grizzly Bear in the West Coast Region- 2019 Analysis (March 2022) Current Condition Report for Grizzly Bear in the Kootenay-Boundary Region- 2019 Analysis (May 2023) Current Condition Report for Grizzly Bear in the Cariboo Region - 2019 Analysis (Nov 2024) The data also includes assessment units in the following regions, not corresponding to a published report at this time: - Northeast Natural Resource Region - South Coast Natural Resource Region - Skeena Natural Resource Region (Assessment units not within Skeena Sustainable Assessment Forum area)