OS07 – Opportunities and challenges in applying conservation technologies for grizzly bears: Lessons from the BearID Project
Ed Miller, Mary Nguyen, Jorden Benner Confronted with the growing complexity of conserving wildlife in a rapidly changing environment, researchers and managers are adopting innovative technologies to improve understanding of […]
OR40 – Quantifying recovery of British Columbia’s South Selkirk grizzly bear population
John Boulanger, Grant MacHutchon, David Paetkau, Wayne Kasworm Small isolated wildlife populations are often at great conservation risk. Quantitative monitoring of their conservation status over time and evidence of recovery […]
OS30 – Seasonal patterns of intestinal parasitofauna in brown bears (Ursus arctos) revealed by a 3-year study in Estonia
Ants Tull, Egle Tammeleht, Harri Valdmann, Maris Hindrikson, Urmas Saarma The brown bear is a flagship species in the ecosystems of Eastern and Northern Europe, but little is known about […]
OR14 – Protein-powered grizzly bears: season length, dietary, and density effects on growth
Jonathan Van Elslander, Garth Mowat, Andrew Derocher Somatic growth is affected by individual factors and resources that have long-term consequences for survival and reproductive success. We evaluated how diet, habitat-related […]
OS08 – Intrinsic and extrinsic factors associated with haematological parameters in brown bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
Agnieszka Sergiel, Craig Whitman, Mark Haroldson, Matthew Gould, Elise Loggers, Cecily Costello, Kerry Gunther, Stephen Smith, Courtney Cass, Frank van Manen Understanding how individual traits and environmental factors influence physiological […]
OS45 – Fluctuating beech mast drives spatial behavior and damage risk in brown bears
Clara Tattoni, Andrea Corradini, Francesco Chianucci, Marco Ciolli, Natalia Bragalanti, Francesca Cagnacci, Adriano Martinoli, Damiano G. Preatoni, Francesco Bisi Mast seeding, the variable and intermittent production of seeds by trees, […]
OS50 – Denning of brown bears in the Tatra Mts. – Method matters
Brown bear hibernation attracts considerable interest not only among scientists but also the general public. Bear dens are often perceived as almost mythical, and common beliefs about their selection and […]
OR50 – A comprehensive investigation into the role of the brown bear in the dispersal of plants in the Pyrenean mountains.
Cécile VANPE, Tanguy DAUFRESNE, Mélanie ROY, Jérôme SENTILLES, Pierre-Yves QUENETTE, Christophe BALTZINGER Species will be required to disperse rapidly through fragmented landscapes in order to keep pace with the changing […]
OR30 – HAVE SCANDINAVIAN BROWN BEARS REDUCED THE AVAILABILITY OF THEIR PREFERRED DEN TYPE?
Sabrina Manchi, Andreas Zedrosser, Andrea Friebe, Jon Swenson, Fanie Pelletier Anthill dens are the most common (53%) winter den type used by brown bears in central Sweden, i.e., a den […]