A shocking device for protection of concentrated food sources from black bears

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 23-26

  Breck, Stewart W ^a   Lance, Nathan ^a   Callahan, Peggy ^b  

^a NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Wildlife Science Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Black bear; Human wildlife conflict; Minnesota; Nuisance bear controller; Ursus americanus

Indexed keywords

BEAR; CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; HUMAN ACTIVITY;

MINNESOTA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; AVES; URSUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 33646563425     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0091-7648(2006)34[23:ASDFPO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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