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Habitat selection of a large carnivore along human-wildlife boundaries in a highly modified landscape. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 When large carnivores occupy peripheral human lands conflict with humans becomes inevitable, and the reduction of human-carnivore interactions must be the first consideration for those concerned with conflict mitigation.
Chihiro Takahata +3 more
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Global Ecology and Conservation, 2022 Human encroachment into wildlife habitat threatens the persistence of large carnivore populations because it shrinks their distribution and promotes conflicts related to agricultural and livestock damage.
Roxana Rojas-VeraPinto +2 more
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Anthropogenic food: an emerging threat to polar bears
Oryx, 2023 Supplemental food from anthropogenic sources is a source of conflict with humans for many wildlife species. Food-seeking behaviours by black bears Ursus americanus and brown bears Ursus arctos can lead to property damage, human injury and mortality of ...
Tom S. Smith +7 more
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Human-Wildlife Interactions, 2018 Mortality resulting from human–wildlife conflicts affects wildlife populations globally. Since 2004, we have been researching conservation issues and implementing a comprehensive program to reduce human–bear conflicts (Ursus spp.; HBC) for 3 small ...
Michael F. Proctor +6 more
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Sloth bear attacks: regional differences and safety messaging
Scientific Reports, 2022 Sloth bears behave aggressively toward humans when threatened and are among the most dangerous wildlife in India. Safety messaging for those who live in sloth bear country must be accurate to be effective, and messaging may need to be modified to account
Thomas R. Sharp +3 more
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Predicting human-carnivore conflict at the urban-wildland interface
Global Ecology and Conservation, 2020 A major threat to mammalian carnivores is death due to human conflict, including carnivore use of anthropogenic food sources, predation of livestock, or car accidents.
Joanna Klees van Bommel +4 more
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Resolving Human‐Bear Conflict: A Global Survey of Countries, Experts, and Key Factors [PDF]
Conservation Letters, 2014 Abstract Human‐bear conflicts cause annoyance, financial losses, injuries, and even death to people. In poorer parts of the world, conflicts with bears can affect local economies. Retaliation against bears may threaten the future of small, isolated populations.
Özgün Emre Can +4 more
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Frontiers in Conservation Science, 2023 In North America, bear viewing is becoming increasingly popular with visitors to parks and protected areas. In the face of heightened visitation pressures in parks, the phenomena of roadside bear viewing poses risks to humans and wildlife.
Annie Pumphrey, Zoë A. Meletis
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Reducing Human-Bear Conflicts: Bear-Resistant Trash Cans
EDIS, 2017 The Florida black bear (Ursus americanus floridanus) is the only species of bear in Florida, with an estimated population of approximately 4,030 bears. Bears that eat garbage put themselves in danger. This 3-page fact sheet written by Ethan T. Noel, Elizabeth F.
Mike Orlando +2 more
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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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