OS41 – Goldilocks or Anna Karenina? Bear management principles and policies
Named after the protagonist of a classic fairy tale, the Goldilocks Principle alludes to the existence of a middle ground or third way between opposite extremes that is “just right”. […]
OS17 – Patterns and drivers of brown bear visits to human settlements revealed by community reports
Marek Pasiniewicz, Katarzyna Zabiega, Hubert Fedyń, Michał Ciach Monitoring areas where humans and carnivores overlap enables the identification of interaction interfaces, which is essential for developing effective coexistence strategies tailored […]
OR22 – Defining Co-existence with the Southernmost population of Wabusk (Polar Bears) from an Omushkego Cree Perspective
Gregory Thiemann, Vicki Sahanatien, Geoff York, Lyle Walton, Alysa McCall, Community Members, Joseph Northrup Polar bears (Wabusk) in southern Hudson Bay and James Bay exist at the southern limit of […]
OR02 – Lessons, challenges and opportunities for human–brown bear coexistence in the Polish Carpathians
Teresa Berezowska-Cnota, Agnieszka Olszańska, Agnieszka Sergiel, Tomasz Zwijacz-Kozica, Nuria Selva Damage caused by bears to human properties and the presence of bears in urban areas, together with administrative responses to […]
OR53 – Perceiving bear risks: Incorporating community dynamics into conservation planning
Neil Carter Human risk perception of living alongside large carnivores strongly influences attitudes toward these animals, yet most studies fail to link these perceptions to conservation decision-making. What is sorely […]
OS15 – The sweet spots of risky mountains – individual variation in brown bear spring forays to reindeer calving grounds
Aimee Tallian, Jenny Hansen, Inger Maren Rivrud, Jenny Mattisson, Neri Horntvedt Thorsen, Joseph Bump, Örjan Johansson, Jonas Kindberg, Ole-Gunnar Støen When large carnivores are attracted to exploit anthropogenic resources, they […]