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Famatinian cordierite-bearing magmatism on the proto-Andean margin of Gondwana

open access: yes, 2007
Alasino, Pablo H.   +7 more
openaire   +1 more source

Andean bear–livestock conflicts: a review

Ursus, 2006
Abstract We review the state of knowledge regarding conflicts between the Andean bear (Tremarctos ornatus) and livestock. Information was gathered from the current known geographic range of the species (Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia).
Robert Wallace   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Andean bear home ranges in the Intag region, Ecuador

Ursus, 2011
Abstract I estimated home ranges of 5 female and 4 male Andean bears (Tremarctos ornatus) inhabiting the Intag region in Ecuador between September 2001 and December 2006, using 1,439 and 412 telemetry locations for females and males, respectively. Multi-annual and seasonal home ranges were estimated using 2 methods: minimum convex polygon (MCP) and ...
Armando Castellanos
exaly   +2 more sources

Andean bear management needs and interactions with humans in Colombia

Ursus, 2005
Abstract Andean bears (Tremarctos ornatus) in Colombia face serious threats, including hunting, habitat loss, and bear–human interactions. Interactions are increasing, but data about these encounters are not consistently compiled. Likewise, bear management needs have not been evaluated.
Jeffrey P. Jorgenson, Sergio Sandoval-A
exaly   +2 more sources

Identifying polymorphic microsatellite loci for Andean bear research

Ursus, 2009
Abstract The Andean (spectacled) bear (Tremarctos ornatus) is the only extant species of bear in South America. This species is considered Vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), although current population sizes are unclear.
Lisette Waits
exaly   +3 more sources

Mysterious Ucumari: The Andean Bear in Nature and Culture

2016
The only ursid native to South America, the spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus) still occurs in parts of the Urubamba Valley and its tributaries where human impact has been low. Small size (90–150 kg), distinctive facial markings, and a strong tree-climbing habit set this species, called ucumari in Quechua, apart from bears elsewhere in the world ...
Daniel W Gade, Gade Daniel W
exaly   +2 more sources

A god forsaken: the sacred bear in Andean iconography and cosmology

World Archaeology, 2010
Bears are all but invisible in Andean iconography, and consequently are considered unimportant in pre-Columbian cosmology. This assumption is re-examined in the context of present-day Andean culture in which bears are highly salient characters in stories, ritual and performance.
Nicholas J Saunders
exaly   +3 more sources

Andean Bear Livestock Depredation and Community Perceptions in Northern Ecuador

Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 2016
ABSTRACTHuman–carnivore conflicts are a major cause of the decline in global carnivore populations. Since 2009, Andean bear (Tremarctos ornatus) depredation incidents in Ecuador’s northern Andes cordillera have reached unprecedented levels: more than 320 livestock deaths.
Alison Ormsby
exaly   +2 more sources

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