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More valuable dead than deterred? Crop‐raiding bears in Lao PDR

Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2014
Human–bear conflicts may contribute to population declines of Asiatic black bears (Ursus thibetanus) and sun bears (Helarctos malayanus) in Southeast Asia.
Lorraine Scotson, Kongseng Vannachomchan, Thomas Sharp   +2 more
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Increased stress in Asiatic black bears relates to food limitation, crop raiding, and foraging beyond nature reserve boundaries in China

Global Ecology and Conservation, 2014
Asiatic black bears (Ursus thibetanus) are declining throughout much of their range. In China they are partially protected by a nature reserve system and rely heavily on hard mast as a food source prior to winter denning.
Karl D. Malcolm, William J. McShea, David L. Garshelis, Shu-Jin Luo, Timothy R. Van Deelen, Fang Liu, Sheng Li, Lin Miao, Dajun Wang, Janine L. Brown   +9 more
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Illegal trade of obscured bear parts: A case study of identifying the suspected bear gall bladders

Forensic Science International: Reports, 2019
Emerging illegal trade of bear bile and body parts is a threat to the wild populations of Asian bear species. Many times similar products mimicking bear gall bladders are sold in the markets, and consumers often fooled as they purchase fake products. The
Gul Jabin, Sujeet K. Singh, Avijit Ghosh, Shambadeb Basu, Kailash Chandra, Mukesh Thakur   +5 more
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Biochemical Content of Cambium of Abies nephrolepis Eaten by Bears on the Far East of Russia

Biochemistry Research International, 2017
The peculiarity of bears behavior of stripping of bark is typical for all species. We have described the damage to trees, by Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) and brown bear (U.
I. V. Seryodkin, A. M. Zakharenko, P. S. Dmitrenok, K. S. Golokhvast   +3 more
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Activity pattern of the orphaned Asiatic Black Bear Ursus thibetanus (Mammalia: Carnivora: Ursidae) cubs during rehabilitation processes.

Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2014
Five Asiatic Black Bear Ursus thibetanus cubs aged between 6.5-15 months were studied for five months using instantaneous scan sampling (n=3049 scans) while they were undergoing acclimatization in the rehabilitation areas in Pakke Tiger Reserve ...
S. Dasgupta, P. Choudhury, B.C. Bhattacharjee   +2 more
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Ecological response of an umbrella species to changing climate and land use: Habitat conservation for Asiatic black bear in the Sichuan-Chongqing Region, Southwestern China. [PDF]

Ecol Evol, 2023
Dai Y, Huang H, Qing Y, Li J, Li D.
europepmc   +1 more source

Continued survival of the Asiatic black bear Ursus thibetanus in Hainan, China

Oryx
Determining whether cryptic remnant animal populations survive within specific landscapes is a conservation challenge and may require multiple types of information.
Jialing Li, Yilin Cui, Hui Liu, Youqiang Wang, Heidi Ma, Samuel T. Turvey   +5 more
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Identifying corridors for Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) in a part of Eastern Himalayas, India

Frontiers in Conservation Science
The Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus), classified as a vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List, is an important mammal species found in the state of Sikkim, India.
Malyasri Bhattacharya, Debanjan Sarkar, Sneha Pandey, Indranil Mondal, Sambandam Sathyakumar, R. Suresh Kumar, Gautam Talukdar   +6 more
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Understanding the prevalence of bear part consumption in Cambodia: A comparison of specialised questioning techniques.

PLoS ONE, 2019
The trade in bear parts for medicine and for status is a conservation challenge throughout Asia. The Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) and the sun bear (Helarctos malayanus) are endemic to this region, and populations are estimated to have declined ...
Elizabeth Oneita Davis, Brian Crudge, Thona Lim, David O'Connor, Vichet Roth, Matt Hunt, Jenny Anne Glikman   +6 more
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Asiatic black bear in Pakistan: a comprehensive review and conservation indications

Mammalian Biology
Abstract The Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) is considered as globally vulnerable, and its distribution in Pakistan has drastically decreased. The current knowledge around its biology and ecology is still poor. To provide crucial management and conservation recommendations for this threatened bear in Pakistan and in other areas in the ...
Ahmad F., Rehan M., Bosso L., Kabir M.
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