Stereotypic route tracing in captive Carnivora is predicted by species-typical home range sizes and hunting styles [PDF]
, 2016 In captive conditions (e.g. zoos), some Carnivora species typically show negligible stereotypic behaviour (SB) and reproduce successfully, while others tend to reproduce poorly and be very stereotypic.
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The occupancy-abundance relationship and sampling designs using occupancy to monitor populations of Asian bears. [PDF]
, 2022 Designing a population monitoring program for Asian bears presents challenges associated with their low densities and detectability, generally large home ranges, and logistical or resource constraints. The use of an occupancy-based method to monitor bear
Augustine, Ben +7 more
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Tropical dry woodland loss in India since 1880 and its relation to current megafauna distributions. [PDF]
Ecol ApplAbstract Tropical dry woodlands provide ecosystem services to hundreds of millions of people and support high biodiversity. Despite their importance, many dry woodlands are under high and rising human pressure, including in India, where they provide essential habitat for iconic megafauna.
Kalam T +6 more
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, 1982 Melursus ursinus (Shaw, 1791). Nat. Misc., 2 (unpaged) pl. 58. TYPE LOCALITY: India, Bihar, Patna. DISTRIBUTION: Sri Lanka; India, north to the Indian desert and to the foothills of the Himalayas. ISIS NUMBER: 5301412002003001001.
Honacki, James H. +2 more
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Data access, distribution models, and stable isotopes: Merging approaches to improve bear distribution estimates and bear carnivory for conservation [PDF]
, 2021 My dissertation aims to contribute to the knowledge of Andean bears in Peru. The Andean bear (Tremarctos ornatus) is the sole bear species in south America.
Falconi, Nereyda
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Gross and histopathological lesions associated with tuberculosis in two sloth bears (Melursus ursinus) in India [PDF]
Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, 2021 Post-mortem examination of two sloth bears which died in Bannerghatta Bear Rescue Centre, Bengaluru, Karnataka, were performed. Both the animals were anorectic and had considerable weight loss before death. Representative lung tissue samples were subjected to histopathology and staining.
N.Gowri Menon +5 more
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No need to replace an “anomalous” primate (Primates) with an “anomalous” bear (Carnivora, Ursidae) [PDF]
, 2015 By means of mitochondrial 12S rRNA sequencing of putative “yeti”, “bigfoot”, and other “anomalous primate” hair samples, a recent study concluded that two samples, presented as from the Himalayas, do not belong to an “anomalous primate”, but to an ...
Gutiérrez, Eliécer E.
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Human-Wildlife Conflict in Bardia-Banke Complex: Patterns of Human Fatalities and Injuries Caused by Large Mammals. [PDF]
Ecol EvolThis research investigates the patterns and conflict‐causing factors related to human fatalities and injuries caused by large mammals in the Bardia—Banke Complex of western Nepal. ABSTRACT Human fatalities and injury from wildlife attacks often result in a negative attitude toward conservation.
Paudel U +7 more
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Implementation of Seasonal Diets through Seasonal Diet Surveys in Sloth Bears (Melursus ursinus): A Case Study at Idaho Falls Zoo [PDF]
, 2023 Wild sloth bears (Melursus ursinus) display seasonal diet preferences for insects and fruit during the dry and monsoon season respectively. To potentially utilize as a method for reducing abnormal behaviors and improving animal welfare, the purpose of ...
Clever, Noah
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Management of heat stroke in a Sloth Bear Melursus ursinus
Zoos' Print Journal, 2002 A male Sloth Bear aged about 10 years was let loose in his open enclosure as usual in the early morning hours of 16.v.2001. The Bear was quite normal till earlier that day with normal appetite and stools. After the cleaning operations, the usual diet (wheat flour cooked in milk) was offered in the feeding cubicle but the Bear did not come to the ...
S.V. Upadhye, V.M. Dhoot
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