Spatial–Temporal Patterns of Sympatric Asiatic Black Bears (Ursus thibetanus) and Brown Bears (Ursus arctos) in Northeastern China [PDF]
Animals, 2022 Studying the spatial and temporal interactions between sympatric animal species is essential for understanding the mechanisms of interspecific coexistence.
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Historical and current distribution ranges of the Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThe current distribution of Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) is available on the IUCN Red List of Threatened species website; however, nothing is known about the historical extent and occurrence of this species. Therefore, we aimed to understand the
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Draft Genome Assembly for the Tibetan Black Bear (Ursus thibetanus thibetanus) [PDF]
Frontiers in Genetics, 2020 Chenglong Zhu +10 more
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Metabolic derangements and reduced survival of bile-extracted Asiatic black bears (Ursus thibetanus) [PDF]
BMC Veterinary Research, 2019 Background Across China and Southeast Asia, an estimated 17,000 bears are currently farmed for bile, primarily for traditional medicines. Depending on country, bile is extracted daily via transabdominal gallbladder fistulas, indwelling catheters, or ...
Monica Kaho Herkules Bando +11 more
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The Establishment of Asian Black Bear (Ursus thibetanus) Fibroblast Cell Line [PDF]
AnimalsThe Asian black bear (Ursus thibetanus, UT), a Class II protected species in China, presents significant challenges for dermatological research due to limited availability of skin specimens and technical difficulties in fibroblast isolation.
Yujuan Hu +4 more
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Chronic cholecystitis: Diagnostic and therapeutic insights from formerly bile-farmed Asiatic black bears (Ursus thibetanus) [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2022 Across Southeast Asia and China, more than 17000 Asian bears are kept under suboptimal conditions and farmed for their bile to meet the consumer demand for traditional medicine products. Years of unsterile and repetitive bile extraction contribute to the
Szilvia K. Kalogeropoulu +6 more
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Modification of Domestic Animal Lameness Scales for Use in Asiatic Black Bears (Ursus thibetanus) [PDF]
Animals, 2023 Lameness in animals is a welfare concern as it can be an indicator of pain. A standardized bear lameness scale would significantly improve the ability of facilities that house bears to monitor, manage, and treat lameness in their animals.
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Applying a Random Encounter Model to Estimate the Asiatic Black Bear (Ursus thibetanus) Density from Camera Traps in the Hindu Raj Mountains, Pakistan [PDF]
BiologyEstimating the population density of vulnerable species, such as the elusive and nocturnal Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus), is essential for wildlife conservation and management.
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Blood chemistry reference intervals of captive Asiatic black bears (Ursus thibetanus) [PDF]
Veterinární Medicína, 2017 Data on blood chemistry values can make fundamental contributions to our understanding of physiological changes. However, there is a lack of information regarding blood chemistry in Asiatic black bears (Ursus thibetanus).
J.J. Yang +8 more
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Conscious Indirect Blood Pressure Measurements in Asiatic Black Bears (Ursus thibetanus) [PDF]
AnimalsAt Animals Asia’s Vietnam Bear Rescue Center (VBRC), 40% of the current population has been diagnosed with systemic hypertension. Systemic hypertension lesions have led to fatal consequences in the form of aortic aneurysm and rupture.
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