Survival of orphaned black bears released in the smoky mountains

Ursus

Volumn 13, Issue , 2001, Pages 269-273

  Clark, Jay E ^a   Pelton, Michael R ^d   Wear, Brandson J ^b   Ratajczak, Daryl R ^c  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Big Creek Ranger Station   (United States)

^c Hunter Eduction and Range Facility   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Black bear; Days post release; Orphaned bears; Rehabilitation; Release; Survival; Urus americanus

Indexed keywords

EID: 76549129564     PISSN: 15376176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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