Evaluation of deterrent techniques and dogs to alter behavior of "nuisance" black bears

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1141-1146

  Beckmann, Jon P ^a,b   Lackey, Carl W ^c   Berger, Joel ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^c Nevada Division of Wildlife   (United States)

Author keywords

Black bears; Deterrents; Dogs; Lake Tahoe; Sierra Nevada; Ursus americanus

Indexed keywords

BEAR; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; NONLETHAL METHOD; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

LAKE TAHOE BASIN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; GASTROPODA; URSUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 15544367099     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0091-7648(2004)032[1141:EODTAD]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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