Geographic distribution of American black bears in North America

Ursus

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 24-33

  Scheick, Brian K ^a   Mccown, Walter ^a  

^a FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

American black bear; bear range; distribution map; geographic distribution; historical range; sightings; survey; Ursus americanus

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908307728     PISSN: 15376176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2192/URSUS-D-12-00020.1     Document Type: Article

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