Long-range homing by an adult female Black Bear, Ursus americanus

Canadian Field-Naturalist

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 57-60

  Landriault, L J ^a,b   Hall, M N ^c   Hamr, J ^d   Mallory, F F ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources ^*  (Canada)

^c ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

^d Cambrian College   (Canada)

Author keywords

Black Bear; Distance; Homing; Ontario; Relocation; Translocation; Ursus americanus

Indexed keywords

BEAR; HOMING BEHAVIOR;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

ANIMALIA; URSUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 34547766010     PISSN: 00083550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22621/cfn.v120i1.246     Document Type: Article

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