A. Cole Burton

Sharing the trail: recreation effects on bear behaviour in a Canadian Rocky Mountain Park

This study examines how black and grizzly bears respond to varying levels of human recreation in a Canadian park, finding fear and attraction behaviors but no direct avoidance of recreational areas.

The effect of outdoor recreation on mammal habitat use and diversity revealed by COVID-19 closures

This study examines how outdoor recreation affects mammal habitat use and diversity using camera trap data from protected areas closed during the pandemic, finding mixed effects with some species declining and others shifting closer to trails.

Vulnerable caribou and moose populations display contrasting responses to mountain pine beetle outbreaks and management.

The paper examines how caribou and moose respond to mountain pine beetle outbreaks and management in Alberta, finding contrasting habitat use patterns with implications for conservation.