Protocol for Monitoring Brown Bears: Version 1.0 Southwest Alaska Inventory and Monitoring Network

This protocol narrative and associated standard operating procedures (SOPs) provide detailed information on monitoring brown bears (Ursus arctos) in four national park units in the Southwest Alaska Network (SWAN): Alagnak Wild River, Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve, Katmai National Park and Preserve (KATM) and Lake Clark National Park and Preserve (LACL). The protocol narrative provides a general overview of the history, justification, sampling methods and procedures for performing monitoring. SOPs offer step-by-step instructions for performing the various monitoring tasks and are more detailed in nature than the protocol narrative.