Conservation groups are placing hope in the hands of whoever might be the next Premier of Alberta and are looking to the new leader to make changes to protect grizzlies.
The province's Grizzly Bear Recovery Plan was released in 2008.
The report made note of the fact that there are just too many motorized trails in the areas west of Calgary.
Conservationists would like to see a total moratorium on any new road construction and even closing and reclaiming some existing roads.
Biologists say bears need to spend their time eating rather than avoiding people.
"It's like if you're having dinner at your kitchen table, and suddenly five quads role through your kitchen and chase you away from your table, you don't get the opportunity to finish your meal, maybe not finish for three days and that's not effective habitat for grizzly bears," said Sarah Elmeligi of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society.
"What we're asking for is not something we plucked out of thin air. What we're asking the province to do is enact its own recovery plan," said Nigel Douglas of the Alberta Wilderness Association.
The bears have only about seven months of the year to fatten up for the winter.
Biologists say female grizzlies will produce more cubs if they are well fed and healthy.
Conservationists say the government has stepped in before and closed trails in Kananaskis Country in the 1970's to give the wildlife some relief.
Alberta's grizzly population was calculated over a five year period, which ended last year, and stands at 700 bears.
Wildlife experts say they know of 23 grizzly bears that were killed last year in the province.
