Zeeshan Khalida, Tehlu Singh Toorb and Muhammad Jamshed Iqbal Chaudhrya Gilgit Baltistan (GB) is renowned for its biological and cultural diversity and covers an importantpart of the Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) habitat…
Fakhar-i-Abbas Some cultural practices, such as dancing bears in India and bear-baiting in Pakistan, typicallyusing wild-caught bears, have contributed to population declines. Successful conservationprograms have focused on eliminating the acceptability of these practices,…
Mei-Hsiu Hwang, He-Jie Shu, Fan-Yi Chan, Chin-Hao Chang, Chia-Chi Wang Spatial distribution is a key element in assessing the status of wild populations of threatenedspecies, and can be used to identify priority conservation…
Chengcheng Zhang, William McShea, David Garshelis, Dana Morin, Nina Santostasi Mapping geographic ranges is an essential step in assessing species’ status and threats. The firstmodern range maps for Asian bears were published by…
Ruth Rivkin, Evan Richardson, Colin Garroway The Arctic is warming four times faster than the rest of the world, threatening the persistenceof many Arctic species. It is uncertain if Arctic wildlife will have sufficient time…
Asuka Nishijima, Yojiro Yanagawa, Naoya Matsumoto, Kyogo Hagino, HideyukiSakamoto, Youichi Irie, Chihiro Sochi, Kanako Ushio, Hiroko Tanaka, Takashi Hayakawa Mating and giving birth in a suitable condition is essential for mammals, those living…
David Blount, Ryan Fregmen, Mark Chynoweth, Josip Kusak, Cagan Sekercioglu As GPS collars grow in popularity and decrease in price, many research programs haveincorporated these tools to understand temporal trends of their study…
Jodie Pongracz, Kai Breithaupt, Patrick Gibeau Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos) and black bear (Ursus americanus) distributions overlap in much ofthe Yukon Territory, however, little is known regarding how these sympatric species coexist atthe…
Jacob Humm and W. Sue Fairbanks Immigration through dispersal is critical to population structure and recolonization success ofsmall black bear populations. During the transient stage of black bear dispersal, juveniles faceincreased risk of…
Alysa G. McCall, Geoffrey S. York, Joanna Sulich, Clive Tesar, Joseph M. Northrup,Lyle Walton, Greg W. Thiemann As the world warms and sea ice extent and duration decreases, polar bears are spending moretime…
Alysa G. McCall, BJ Kirschhoffer, Candice Rusch, Brian Byrd, Mike Fitz, Geoffrey S.York, Krista Wright, Kieran McIver Education and outreach can be powerful tools in wildlife conservation. Targeted outreach canincrease support for conservation…
Sandra MacDougall, Ramona Maraj, Erin Henderson The population of American black bears (Ursus americanus) in North America has been growingand expanding in range, recolonizing previously extirpated ranges that have been altered byhuman activity.…