NAMES:_______________________________________________

1) Why is it so important to know the size of grizzly populations? Who care? Why should
they care?




2) Describe how the information in the square below could help you predict the changes
that might occur in a grizzly bear population.















3) Below is a subset of a life history table for Grizzly Bears.

Age
Population Survivorship Mortality
Fecundity
Cubs (0 -1)
123
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0

Yearlings (1 2)
99


0

Subadults (2 - 3)
84


0

Subadults (3 - 4)
76


0

Subadults (4 - 5)
68


0


A) Which age class has the highest survivorship (besides 0-1 age class)?


B) Which age class has the highest mortality?


C) What does the fecundity data tell us about Grizzly bears.

4. Challenge question: What would likely cause a greater decrease in the populations?
A 4 % of the adult males are hunted each year, or a 1 % of the adult females are hunted
each year. WHY?