Mark Haroldson's Research Projects

Grizzly bear population trend monitoring in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

• Differentiation of sightings of females with cubs of the year into unique families
• Evaluation of rule set used to differential unduplicated females with cubs of the year
• Developing species identification and age of young test for training personnel that report observations of unduplicated females
• Estimation of vital rates (survival and fecundity) using radiomarked bears
• Effects of individual and environmental covariates on vital rates
• Distribution and trends in grizzly bear mortalities

Evaluating the effect of conflict type on translocation success and survival of grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

Characteristics, trends, and influence of Whitebark pine on roadside bear viewing opportunities in Yellowstone National Park

Chronology and movements of radiomarked grizzly bears related to use of army cutworm moths

Body composition (% fat) of black and grizzly bears

Estimation of black and grizzly bear diet items from isotopes

Survival of cougars on Yellowstone’s Northern Range before, and after wolf reintroduction

Comparisons of daily movements derived from GPS data by large carnivores (black bears, grizzly bears, mountain lions, and wolves) on Yellowstone’s Northern Range

Carnivore interactions at ungulate kills