PS15 – Spatiotemporal influence of dominant grizzly bears on subordinate bears in Kananaskis Country, Alberta, Canada: evidence for the human shield hypothesis across intra- and interspecific interactions
Kayla Doucette, Colleen St. Clair, John Paczkowski The human shield hypothesis suggests that vulnerable species and individuals use human presence as refuge from predators, but this behavioural tactic may oppose […]
OR43 – Learning principles to support use of aversive conditioning to reduce human-bear conflict
Colleen St. Clair Wildlife managers in protected areas of North America have used aversive conditioning for decades to teach bears to associate unpleasant stimuli (such as chases, noise, or pain) […]
OS18 – Bioenergetics, Behaviour, and Habitat Functionality: Comparing Brown Bears in the Alpine and Dinaric-Balkan Regions.
Stefano Filacorda, Duško Ćirović, Slaven Reljić, Neda Bogdanović, Ilija Pantelić, Djuro Huber, Goran Gužvica, Lidija Šver, Ratko Popović, Haris Hadžihajdarević, Marija Iković, Igor Stojović, Aleksandar Perović, Dražen Kotrošan,, Mirko Šarac, […]