Anthropogenic mortality of Asiatic black bears in two populations in northern Honshu, Japan

Ursus

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 22-29

  Oi, Toru ^a  

^a FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asiatic black bear; Northern japan; Nuisance kill; Population; Sex age composition; Sport hunting; Ursus thibetcmus

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; URSUS; URSUS AMERICANUS; URSUS THIBETANUS;

EID: 67650717983     PISSN: 15376176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2192/1537-6176-20.1.22     Document Type: Article

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