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Asiatic Black Bear–Human Conflict: A Case Study from Guthichaur Rural Municipality, Jumla, Nepal

open access: yesAnimals
Our study assessed patterns of Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus)–human conflicts within the Guthichaur rural municipality, Jumla, Nepal. Through semi-structured interviews with villagers, focus group discussions (FGDs), and key informant interviews ...
Akshay Kumar Rawal   +4 more
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Bears avoid residential neighborhoods in response to the experimental reduction of anthropogenic attractants

open access: yesFrontiers in Ecology and Evolution
IntroductionUrbanization is an extreme form of land use alteration, with human development driving changes in the distribution of resources available to wildlife.
Cassandre C. Venumière-Lefebvre   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mad cow policy and management of grizzly bear incidents

open access: yesWildlife Society Bulletin, 2012
Protection of humans and livestock from disease has been used to justify many aggressive and costly wildlife control programs. Recent regulatory changes on livestock carcass disposal aimed at controlling the spread of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in ...
Joseph M. Northrup, Mark S. Boyce
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Sloth Bear Attacks on Humans in Central India: Implications for Species Conservation

open access: yesHuman-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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Efficacy of deterrents for mitigating human‐polar bear conflict in northern Alaska

open access: yesWildlife Society Bulletin
A warming climate is negatively affecting Arctic species that rely on sea ice to perform their life history activities. Changing sea ice dynamics have led polar bears in many subpopulations to spend more time on land, increasing the potential for human ...
Susanne Miller   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of black bear (Ursus americanus) diet and consequences in its conservation in Sierra de Picachos, Nuevo León, Mexico

open access: yesRevista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2013
Black bears (Ursus americanus) are considered endangered in Mexico. In northern Mexico, bears are considered responsible for preying on livestock, damaging private property, and crops; therefore they are killed to protect locals’ livelihoods. There is a
Luis Antonio Juárez Casillas   +1 more
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Call for Papers

open access: yesHuman-Wildlife Interactions, 2018
The vast majority of wildlife species provide a net benefit to society; thus, the problems that wildlife often create for humans are overshadowed by the many benefits they provide.
Terry A. Messmer
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Evaluating dynamics in human‐bear interactions within social‐ecological system

open access: yesPeople and Nature
Over the past few decades, social‐ecological transformations have contributed to the restoration of numerous carnivores, presenting new challenges for human‐wildlife coexistence.
Yunrui Ji, Xuelei Wei, Diqiang Li
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Assessing the conservation status of and challenges facing Asiatic black bears and Malayan sun bears in Bangladesh

open access: yesOryx
South of 25°N, the rugged, riparian, mixed evergreen forests of eastern Bangladesh mark the western edge of the ranges of the globally Vulnerable Asiatic black bear Ursus thibetanus and sun bear Helarctos malayanus.
Muntasir Akash   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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