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6.7 Improve and Apply Regulations and/or Legislation for Recovery Implementation This strategy supports all objectives by providing regulation and/or legislation necessary to support recovery actions (including all levels of government – federal, provincial, and municipal). This is an over-arching strategy that needs to be addressed concomitantly with other actions (e.g., attractant storage, access use). 30
7.0 RECOVERY ACTIONS Administration and data management, annual meetings of the Team, and an annual report are ongoing activities that will support implementation of recovery actions listed below. Actions considered necessary for recovery within the next five years are itemized below, and those considered as the highest priorities are bolded. Refer to Table 3 for implementation timelines, participating agencies, and cost estimates, and Table 4 for additional human resources needed for recovery implementation. A Provincial Grizzly Bear Recovery Biologist is one of the new key positions required to oversee Plan implementation. 7.1 Reduce Human-caused Mortality of Grizzly Bears 7.1.1 Temporary suspension of grizzly bear hunting Immediately suspend grizzly bear spring hunt while recovery is achieved. Refer to Appendix 1 for guidelines as to when a hunt would be advisable. 7.1.2 Manage access and other land uses in grizzly bear range a) Create multi-stakeholder Regional Grizzly Bear Recovery Implementation Teams (Regional Teams; refer to Appendix 2). b) Delineate areas of high quality grizzly bear habitat (essential for food, security and/or connectivity) as Grizzly Bear Priority Areas (GPAs) by using current distribution and habitat maps, and best available science. There should be at least one GPA per BMA, with preference for large GPAs (refer to Appendix 3 for example). c) Follow Access and Land Use Guidelines (Table 2) to recommend appropriate activities (e.g., access development, location and use) within GPAs; implement within one year of Recovery Plan approval. d) Follow Access and Land Use Guidelines (Table 2) to recommend appropriate activities grizzly bear dispersal zones; implement within two years. 7.2 Improve Knowledge of Grizzly Bears a) Determine population size (inventory) and targets (appendix 1) per BMA (draft BMAs provided in Appendix 4, based on DNA analysis), using best available method, including habitat mapping (Appendix 5). b) Monitor populations per BMA, primarily through repeated population censuses (five year intervals are recommended initially), to determine trend estimates. c) Collect and review mortality, health and recruitment data. d) Track and analyse influence of human activities and footprint (changing landscape conditions including temporal, spatial and amount of use) in relation to grizzly bear habitat and populations. 31
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