Since 2016, the California Grizzly Research Network has pursued more than a dozen research projects. Some of these are complete while others are still in development; all of our projects are listed below. Please check back again soon for updates!

Projects Completed


Projects in Progress

  • A book, by Peter Alagona, on California grizzlies and what they say about the people and wildlife in the twenty-first century, under contract with HarperCollins and slated for publication in 2026

  • A Preliminary Feasibility Study, led by Peter Alagona for the California Grizzly Alliance, on the prospects for recovering grizzly bears in California, scheduled for release in fall 2024

  • An article, led by Alex McInturff from the University of Washington, mapping suitable future habitat for grizzlies in California

  • An article, led by Sarah Sells from the University of Montana, exploring potential grizzly ranges and habitat use in California

  • An article, led by Sean Denny, on the ecological impacts of grizzly bears as a large omnivores

  • An article on the factors that determine support for a grizzlies in communities near potential reintroduction sites, led by Alex McInturff (projected for completion in 2023)

  • An article, led by Brock Wooldridge and Beth Shapiro from paleogenomics lab at UC Santa Cruz, on California grizzly genomics

  • An interactive, on-line StoryMap of grizzlies in California, scheduled for completion in spring 2024

  • An article. led by Alex McInturff, on local communities’ views on grizzly recovery in California

  • An article, led by Sveltana Toncheva from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, comparing people’s relations with bears in California and Bulgaria

  • And more!