The bears are fitted with a special collar that sends a signal to a satellite and back to Earth. A special computer reports location, travel, and activity of the bears. Biologists use DNA-fingerprinting of bear hair samples to obtain vital information about the population of bears, their health, and family trees. In the past, hair samples of sufficient size for analysis could only be collected during capture. This was dangerous for the biologists and stressful for the bear.
Bears brush up against the barbed wire leaving hair samples for DNA analysis.
Scent stations are inexpensive, easy to set up and monitor, safer for bears and humans than previous methods of hair collection, and will make systematic analysis of bear-DNA possible. Bear Management Educating people is the key to promoting an environment of safe coexistence between bears and humans. Bears live long and healthy lives without any help from humans. Bear management specialists deal with such issues as bear-human conflicts, relocating problem bears, and human caused mortality. This includes educating people on the safety techniques for living, hunting, fishing, hiking and camping in bear country.