The fate of transported American black bears in Yosemite National Park

Ursus

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 120-126

  Hopkins, John B ^a   Kalinowski, Steven T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

American black bear; bear management; food conditioned; human'bear conflict; relocation; translocation; Ursus americanus; Yosemite National Park

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890952406     PISSN: 15376176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2192/URSUS-D-12-00018.1     Document Type: Article

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