Not much is known about the brown bear genome – and learning more about it could help efforts to repopulate the North Cascades, Dr. Joanna Kelley says.
WASHINGTON, USA — A new study that aims to create a “23andMe”-type database of brown bear DNA could help conservationists decide which grizzly populations to choose from to help repopulate the North Cascades.
The project is spearheaded by Dr. Joanna Kelley, a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of California-Santa Cruz and a principle faculty member at the Washington State University Bear Center.
Throughout the five-year project, Kelley and project partners will create a
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