Do public complaints reflect trends in human-bear conflict?

Ursus

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 131-142

  Howe, Eric J ^a   Obbard, Martyn E ^a   Black, Ron ^b   Wall, Linda L ^b  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

American black bear; food availability; harvest; human bear conflict; human wildlife conflict; Ontario; social carrying capacity; Ursus americanus

Indexed keywords

URSUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 78649233726     PISSN: 15376176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2192/09GR013.1     Document Type: Article

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