Bear-inflicted human injuries in Yellowstone National Park, 1970-1994

Ursus

Volumn 10, Issue , 1998, Pages 377-384

  Gunther, Kerry A ^a   Hoekstra, Hopi E ^a,b  

^a YELLOWSTONE CENTER FOR RESOURCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Black bear; Grizzly bear; Human injury; Management; Ursus americanus; Ursus arctos; Yellowstone National Park

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646551342     PISSN: 15376176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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