Human injuries inflicted by bears in Alberta: 1960-98

Ursus

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 44-54

  Herrero, Stephen ^a   Higgins, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alberta; American black bear; Bear attacks; Bear behavior; Brown bear; Canada; Human deaths; Human injuries; Predatory bears; Ursus americamis; Ursus arctos

Indexed keywords

EID: 3142773162     PISSN: 15376176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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