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Conflicts of human with the Tibetan brown bear (Ursus arctos pruinosus) in the Sanjiangyuan region, China

Global Ecology and Conservation, 2020
Human-carnivore conflict (HCC) has become a major concern for both the management of protected areas and local community development worldwide. The occurrence and intervention of HCCs has been originated in duel context of the environment and social ...
Yunchuan Dai, Charlotte E. Hacker, Yuguang Zhang, Ye Li, Jia Li, Yadong Xue, Diqiang Li   +6 more
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The attitude of Horand’s villagers toward wildlife and determinants of human-wolf conflict, East Azerbaijan, Iran [PDF]

Caspian Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2019
The study aimed to investigate the attitudes of the villagers of Horand County, East-Azerbaijan about wildlife species with the focus on eight species and to determine the main causes of their conflict with the gray wolf.
M. Nematpour, N. Habibzadeh
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Law Reforms and Human–Wildlife Conflicts in the Living Communities in a Depopulating Society: A Case Study of Habituated Bear Management in Contemporary Japan

Wild
Human–wildlife conflicts can be broadly categorized from the perspective of human activities into conflicts (a) caused by the expansion of human activities into wildlife habitats, and (b) resulting from the re-expansion of wildlife habitats due to the ...
Satomi Kohyama
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Unsecured attractants, collisions, and high mortality strain coexistence between grizzly bears and people in the Elk Valley, southeast British Columbia

Conservation Science and Practice, 2023
Historical persecution of grizzly bears in North America reduced the species range by 55%. Today, dedicated recovery efforts and shifting societal perceptions have supported the recovery and expansion of grizzly bear populations in many areas.
Clayton T. Lamb, Laura Smit, Garth Mowat, Bruce McLellan, Michael Proctor   +4 more
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Living with a large predator: Assessing the root causes of Human–brown bear conflict and their spatial patterns in Lahaul valley, Himachal Pradesh

Ecology and Evolution, 2022
Brown bear‐mediated conflicts have caused immense economic loss to the local people living across the distribution range. In India, limited knowledge is available on the Himalayan brown bear (HBB), making human–brown bear conflict (HBC) mitigation more ...
Vineet Kumar, Amira Sharief, Ritam Dutta, Tanoy Mukherjee, Bheem Dutt Joshi, Mukesh Thakur, Kailash Chandra, Bhupendra Singh Adhikari, Lalit Kumar Sharma   +8 more
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Late season frosts and changing snowpack may exacerbate human–bear conflicts

Ecosphere
The North American black bear (Ursus americanus) is an opportunistic omnivore that depends on seasonal availability of fruits, nuts, grasses, and forbs for survival.
Kevin T. Shoemaker, Heather E. Reich, Perry J. Williams, Megan J. Osterhout, Joshua P. Vasquez, Jon P. Beckmann, Carl W. Lackey, Kelley M. Stewart   +7 more
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Bear-baiting may exacerbate wolf-hunting dog conflict. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
BACKGROUND: The influence of policy on the incidence of human-wildlife conflict can be complex and not entirely anticipated. Policies for managing bear hunter success and depredation on hunting dogs by wolves represent an important case because with ...
Joseph K Bump, Chelsea M Murawski, Linda M Kartano, Dean E Beyer, Brian J Roell   +4 more
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Predicting Black Bear Activity at Backcountry Campsites in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah

Human-Wildlife Interactions, 2019
Developing the capacity to predict black bear (Ursus americanus; bear) activity in a diversity of habitats will help conserve bear populations and their habitats and minimize human–bear conflicts.
Wesley G. Larson, Tom Smith
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Spatial Distribution of Black Bear Incident Reports in Michigan.

PLoS ONE, 2016
Interactions between humans and carnivores have existed for centuries due to competition for food and space. American black bears are increasing in abundance and populations are expanding geographically in many portions of its range, including areas that
Jamie E McFadden-Hiller, Dean E Beyer, Jerrold L Belant   +2 more
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Nature vs. Nurture: Evidence for Social Learning of Conflict Behaviour in Grizzly Bears. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
The propensity for a grizzly bear to develop conflict behaviours might be a result of social learning between mothers and cubs, genetic inheritance, or both learning and inheritance.
Andrea T Morehouse, Tabitha A Graves, Nate Mikle, Mark S Boyce   +3 more
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