Field use of capsicum spray as a bear deterrent

Ursus

Volumn 10, Issue , 1998, Pages 533-537

  Herrero, Stephen ^a   Higgins, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Black bear; Brown bear; Capsicum; Deterrent; Ursus arctos

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002265827     PISSN: 15376176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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