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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Patterns and correlates of claims for brown bear damage on a continental scale [PDF]
, 2017 Wildlife damage to human property threatens human-wildlife coexistence. Conflicts arising from wildlife damage in intensively managed landscapes often undermine conservation efforts, making damage mitigation and compensation of special concern for ...
Agnieszka, Olszańska +22 more
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EDIS, 2019 This document discusses the interaction between black bears and beekeeping in Florida. It highlights the areas in Florida where black bear populations are concentrated and the frequency of bear depredations on apiaries.
Malcom T. Sanford, James D. Ellis
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Survival and divergence in a small group: The extraordinary genomic history of the endangered Apennine brown bear stragglers [PDF]
, 2017 About 100 km east of Rome, in the central Apennine Mountains, a critically endangered population of ∼50 brown bears live in complete isolation. Mating outside this population is prevented by several 100 km of bear-free territories.
Benazzo, Andrea +26 more
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Local attitudes toward Apennine brown bears: Insights for conservation issues [PDF]
, 2019 Human-carnivore coexistence is a multi-faceted issue that requires an understanding of the diverse attitudes and perspectives of the communities living with large carnivores. To inform initiatives that encourage behaviors in line with conservation goals,
Boitani L. +15 more
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In search of virus carriers of the 1988 and 2002 phocine distemper virus outbreaks in European harbour seals [PDF]
, 2013 European harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) populations decreased substantially during the phocine distemper virus (PDV) outbreaks of 1988 and 2002. Different hypotheses have stated that various seals and terrestrial carnivore species might be the source of ...
Baumgartner, W. +10 more
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Density and reproductive characteristics of female brown bears in the Cantabrian Mountains, NW Spain [PDF]
, 2018 Here we present annual nearest-neighbour distances (as a proxy of density) between females with cubs-of-the-year (hereafter FCOY) and reproductive characteristics of brown bears Ursus arctos in the Cantabrian Mountains (NW Spain), from 1989 to 2017. FCOY
Bombieri, Giulia +10 more
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THE GENUS URSUS IN EURASIA: DISPERSAL EVENTS AND STRATIGRAPHICAL SIGNIFICANCE
Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia, 2017 On the basis of the results of former studies by the present authors five main groups of bears are recognized: Ursus gr. minimus - thibetanus (black bears), Ursus gr. etruscus (etruscan bears), Ursus gr. arctos (brown bears), Ursus gr.
MARCO RUSTIONI, PAUL MAZZA
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Efficient Trichromatic Nd:YLF Laser Emitting at 1047 nm, 1053 nm and 1314 nm
Photonics, 2023 We report a Nd:YLF laser, side-pumped by a diode-stack at 797 nm with 1545 W peak power, resulting in triple-wavelength emission at 1314 nm, 1053 nm, and 1047 nm.
Felipe Maia Prado +2 more
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Grain Characteristics, Chemical Composition, and Functional Properties of Rye (Secale cereale L.) As Influenced by Genotype and Harvest Year [PDF]
, 2004 Grain characteristic, chemical composition, and functional properties of rye were measured in 19 different cultivars grown in one location in up to 3 years.
Andersen, S.B. +4 more
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