Transient males may continue to use such areas, but long-term local viability is unlikely. The extreme southeast corner of the province appears to support a healthy population of grizzly bears, as do the Northern Boreal Mountains ecoprovince and the northern portion of the Sub-boreal Interior ecoprovince. Elsewhere in the province, distribution is highly variable. Even within a region, individual bears may have vastly different approaches to meeting their requirements. Grizzly bear habitat requirements must be viewed at several spatial scales.
Transients deliberately travel to specific landscapes in a subregion on a seasonal basis.
Both residents and transients select specific patches of habitat or complexes of habitats within landscapes. Within patches they may only require specific food-producing microsites. Concurrent attention must be given to meeting the spatial requirements of individuals within and across landscapes and examining population-level habitat supply. Current grizzly bear habitat potential throughout British Columbia. To sustain habitat supply for populations, individuals must be able to move freely among valued habitats, without being restricted by human-caused blockages or being attracted to mortality sinks around human settlements.