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Whitebark pine, population density, and home-range size of grizzly bears in the greater yellowstone ecosystem. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2014
Changes in life history traits of species can be an important indicator of potential factors influencing populations. For grizzly bears (Ursus arctos) in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE), recent decline of whitebark pine (WBP; Pinus albicaulis ...
Daniel D Bjornlie   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparing Space Use and Fecal Glucocorticoid Concentrations during and after the COVID-19 Closure to Investigate Visitor Effects in Multiple Species

open access: yesJournal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens, 2022
We used the COVID-19 pandemic closure at the Saint Louis Zoo to examine visitor effects on space use and glucocorticoid levels in banteng, grizzly bears, polar bears, and western lowland gorillas.
Ashley N. Edes   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Distribution of the brown bear (Ursus arctos marsicanus) in the Central Apennines, Italy, 2005-2014 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Despite its critical conservation status, no formal estimate of the Apennine brown bear (Ursus arctos marsicanus) distribution has ever been attempted, nor a coordinated effort to compile and verify all recent occurrences has ever been ensured.
Altea, Tiziana   +15 more
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Forms of life, forms of reality [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
The article explores aspects of the notion of forms of life in the Wittgensteinian tradition especially following Iris Murdoch’s lead. On the one hand, the notion signals the hardness and inexhaustible character of reality, as the background needed in ...
DONATELLI, Piergiorgio
core   +3 more sources

How People Should Respond When Encountering a Large Carnivore: Opinions of Wildlife Professionals

open access: yesHuman-Wildlife Interactions, 2017
We conducted telephone surveys of wildlife professionals who work with large carnivores to ask their opinions about how people should respond to avoid being injured when confronted by a black bear (Ursus americana), grizzly bear (Ursus arctos), mountain ...
Dylan E. Brown, Michael R. Conover
doaj   +1 more source

Mama Grizzly and the polar bears [PDF]

open access: yesEMBO reports, 2012
Mis‐reporting of the science behind climate change has called into question the judgement and integrity of scientists. Howy argues that better communication between scientists and journalists is needed, to restore public confidence in both.
openaire   +2 more sources

Troublemaking carnivores: conflicts with humans in a diverse assemblage of large carnivores

open access: yesEcology and Society, 2017
Human-wildlife conflicts are a global conservation and management challenge. Multipredator systems present added complexity to the resolution of human-wildlife conflicts because mitigation strategies often are species-specific. Documenting the type and
Andrea T. Morehouse, Mark S. Boyce
doaj   +1 more source

Liberalism and Abortion [PDF]

open access: yes, 1999
First in a groundbreaking book, Breaking the Abortion Deadlock: From Choice to Consent, published in 1996, then in various public fora, from academic conference panels to Christian radio call-in shows, and now in a major law review article entitled My ...
West, Robin
core   +1 more source

Yellowstone grizzly delisting rhetoric: An analysis of the online debate

open access: yesWildlife Society Bulletin, 2013
The Yellowstone ecosystem is a hotbed of environmental issues and conflicts such as endangered species management. The Yellowstone grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) delisting debate illustrates how rhetoric can contribute to fragmentation and ...
Israel D. Parker   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Predator–prey co‐occurrence in harvest blocks: Implications for caribou and forestry

open access: yesConservation Science and Practice, 2022
Forest harvesting alters habitat, impacts wildlife, and disrupts ecosystem function. Across the boreal forest of Canada, forest harvesting affects ungulate prey species and their predators, with cascading impacts on other species, including threatened ...
Tracy L. McKay, Laura A. Finnegan
doaj   +1 more source

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