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Navigating human-sloth bear encounters and attacks in Nepal’s unprotected forests
Environmental ChallengesHuman-sloth bear conflict is a recurring issue in multi-use forest landscapes outside protected areas (PAs). In Nepal’s southern region, sloth bears are a major contributor to human-wildlife conflict, yet comprehensive information to inform conflict ...
Manoj Pokharel
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Psychological Sequelae of Injuries Caused by Asiatic Black Bear Attacks: A Follow‐Up Study [PDF]
Acute Medicine & SurgeryHideomi Tsuchida +2 more
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What’s on the menu? A presumed attack of Andean bear on a Mountain tapir at the Puracé National Natural Park, Colombia [PDF]
Neotropical Biology and Conservation, 2021 Two iconic and charismatic species that inhabit the northern Andes of South America are the Andean bear (Tremarctos ornatus) and the Mountain tapir (Tapirus pinchaque).
Gustavo Adolfo Pisso-Florez +5 more
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Brown Bear Attacks in a Nepalese Scenario: A Brief Review [PDF]
Wilderness and Environmental Medicine, 2015 Alok Atreya +2 more
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Efficacy of bear spray as a deterrent against polar bears
Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2023 Although there have been few attempts to systematically analyze information on the use of deterrents on polar bears (Ursus maritimus), understanding their effectiveness in mitigating human‐polar bear conflicts is critical to ensuring both human safety ...
James M. Wilder +5 more
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Old female case who died as a result of bear attack
Medicine Science, 2021 Human encounters with wild animals are of great concern to humans. In nature, humans are usually defenseless against wild animals, however humans do not always take precautions from possible encounters.
Aziz Yilmaz +6 more
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Polytrauma from a North American Black Bear Attack [PDF]
Wilderness & Environmental Medicine, 2020 Bear attacks, although rare, can inflict life-threatening injuries. We present the case of a 50-y-old woman from rural Pennsylvania who was attacked by a North American black bear, Ursus americanus. She sustained multiple complex injuries including near-complete scalp avulsion, bilateral ear avulsions, and fractures of the face, ribs, and pelvis ...
Marc, Cassone +3 more
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Sloth Bear Attacks on Humans in Central India: Implications for Species Conservation
Human-Wildlife Interactions, 2018 Conflicts with wild animals are increasing as human populations grow and related anthropogenic activities encroach into wildlife habitats. A good example of this situation is the increase in conflicts between humans and sloth bears (Melursus ursinus) in ...
Nisha Singh +2 more
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PLoS ONE, 2020 Bhutan is one of the biological hotspots in the world where humans and natural flora and fauna co-exist in close proximity. Bhutan is home to two species of bears: Sloth Bear and Himalayan Black Bear. Human conflicts with bears are reported from all over
Dorji Penjor, Thinley Dorji
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An analysis of human–black bear conflict in Utah
Human-Wildlife Interactions, 2017 Conflict between black bears (Ursus americanus) and humans has occurred in Utah, but the records are largely incomplete. To document these events, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources initiated a black bear sightings and encounters database in 2003 ...
Julie Ann Miller +4 more
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