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Post-conflict movements of polar bears in western Hudson Bay, Canada

Arctic Science, 2023
Human–carnivore conflicts have increased as habitat has been affected by development and climate change. Understanding how biological factors, environment, and management decisions affect the behaviour of animals may reduce conflicts.
Erin N. Miller, Vicki Trim, Nicholas J. Lunn, David McGeachy, Andrew E. Derocher   +4 more
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Observation of Adoption in Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) [PDF]

, 1999
We observed a case of adoption of a single four-month-old polar bear cub (Ursus maritimus) into an existing litter of two cubs on Hopen Island, Svalbard.
Wiig, Ø., Derocher, A.E.
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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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Adoption in Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus)

, 1999
We observed a case of adoption of a single four-month-old polar bear cub (Ursus maritimus) into an existing litter of two cubs on Hopen Island, Svalbard.
Wiig, Ø., Derocher, A.E.
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Cannibalism of a Yearling Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) at Churchill, Canada [PDF]

, 2002
An adult male polar bear (Ursus maritimus) was observed on 17 October 2000 consuming a yearling polar bear at Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. On 21 October 2000, a subadult male fed on the remains of the same bear carcass.
Daley, K.J., Dyck, M.G.
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(Table 1) Sex, age and numbers of polar bear skulls (Ursus maritimus) collected in Svalbard

, 2012
(Table 1) Sex, age and numbers of polar bear skulls (Ursus maritimus) collected in ...
Florence Caurant (3283647), Caurant, Florence, Rigét, Frank F, Øystein Wiig (7995425), Sonne, Christian, Aurore Aubail (7995521), Rune Dietz (6981611), Wiig, Øystein, Dietz, Rune, Aubail, Aurore, Christian Sonne (6981602), Frank F Rigét (6982187)   +11 more
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Omental torsion in a captive polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

, 2014
This is the first case report of an omental torsion in a polar bear (Ursus maritimus). A captive, 23-yr-old, 250-kg, intact female polar bear presented to the University of Minnesota Veterinary Medical Center with a 2-day history of lethargy, depression,
Trent, Ava M., Renier, Anna C., Willette, Michelle, Funes, Francisco J., Mendez-Angulo, Jose L., Woodhouse, Kerry   +5 more
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Barents Sea polar bears (Ursus maritimus): population biology and anthropogenic threats

Polar Research, 2016
This paper examines how anthropogenic threats, such as disturbance, pollution and climate change, are linked to polar bear (Ursus maritimus) population biology in the Svalbard and Barents Sea area, with the aim to increase our understanding of how human ...
Magnus Andersen, Jon Aars
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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus A(H5N1) Clade 2.3.4.4b Infection in Free-Ranging Polar Bear, Alaska, USA

Emerging Infectious Diseases
We report a natural infection with a Eurasian highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) clade 2.3.4.4b virus in a free-ranging juvenile polar bear (Ursus maritimus) found dead in North Slope Borough, Alaska, USA.
Raphaela Stimmelmayr, David Rotstein, Mia Kim Torchetti, Robert Gerlach   +3 more
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Ursus maritimus Phipps 1774

, 1982
Ursus maritimus Phipps, 1774. A Voyage Towards North Pole, p. 185. TYPE LOCALITY: Norway, Spitzbergen Isis. DISTRIBUTION: Circumpolar in the Arctic. COMMENT: Placed in genus Ursus, subgenus Thalarctos by Gromov and Baranova, 1981:253, and in genus ...
Kenneth E. Kinman, James H. Honacki, James W. Koeppl   +2 more
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