Clayton Lamb

Clayton Lamb

Clayton Lamb is a Wildlife Scientist at Biodiversity Pathways, a research institute at UBC-Okanagan

Affiliations: University of British Columbia

Species Studied: Grizzly Bear; All; Grizzly Bear; All; All mammals; Bighorn Sheep; Mule Deer; Elk; Moose; White-Tailed Deer

Projects

  • Elk Valley Grizzly Bear Project

    20 wildlife cameras have been deployed and are being used in conjunction with hair snags and GPS collars to investigate rates and mechanisms of grizzly bear mortality and reproduction across a human-influence gradient.

  • Fernie Recreation Monitoring

    20 cameras monitoring recreation effects of motorized and non-motorized recreation near Fernie. Paired cameras on adjacent wildlife trails.

  • Carcass Pit Monitoring

    Monitoring carcass pits to ensure grizzly bears don’t break into electrified bunkers.

  • Highway 3 Wildlife Monitoring

    Monitoring along Highway 3 between Hosmer, BC, and the Alberta border. Cameras have been deployed under bridges and at underpasses; control cameras have been set ~100-500 m away in the forest.

  • Mountain Pass Monitoring

    Cameras located within mountain passes between southern BC and AB. Goal is to assess wildlife use of passes and assess recreation use. Many of these passes are closed to motorized recreation but illegal use is common.

  • Yaq̓it ʔa·knuqⱡi'it First Nation Habitat Restoration

    BACI of habitat restoration activities, primarily forest thinning, throughout the traditional territory.