Does diversionary feeding create nuisance bears and jeopardize public safety?

Human-Wildlife Interactions

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 287-295

  Rogers, Lynn L ^a  

^a Wildlife Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Bear attacks; Black bear; Campgrounds; Diversionary feeding; Food conditioning; Habituation; Human wildlife conflicts; Natural bear food; Nuisance complaints; Problem bears; Supplemental feeding; Ursus americanus

Indexed keywords

URSUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 84860906983     PISSN: 21553858     EISSN: 21553874     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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