Survival of nuisance American black bears released on-site in great Smoky Mountains National Park

Ursus

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 210-214

  Clark, Jay E ^a   Van Manen, Frank T ^a   Pelton, Michael R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

American black bear; Great smoky mountains national park; Nuisance activity; On site release; Translocation; Ursus americanus

Indexed keywords

EID: 37749045914     PISSN: 15376176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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