PS52 – Berries and Bullets: influence of food and mortality risk on grizzly bears in British Columbia
Michael Proctor, Birchdale Ecological The influence of bottom-up resources and top-down mortality risk underlies the demographic trajectory of wildlife populations. For species at risk, understanding factors driving population dynamics is […]
PS56 – From bears to rodents: seed dispersal by brown bears promotes trophic facilitation in a human-dominated landscape
Héctor Ruiz-Villar, Area of Zoology, Department of Biodiversity and Environmental Management, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of León Seed dispersal is a key ecological process shaping plant dynamics […]
PS58 – Habitat Use of Visibly Symptomatic Mange-Afflicted Black Bears (Ursus americanus) from Trail Camera Data in the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia
Isabella Sciarrino, Virginia Tech Sarcoptic mange is a poorly understood invasive disease that is increasingly threatening various mammal populations globally. The disease is caused by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei, which […]
PS60 – Distribution and habitat suitability of sloth bears Melursus ursinus in Bardia – Banke Complex, Nepal
Jyoti Sharma, University of Inland Norway, Norway Sloth bears (Melursus ursinus) are nationally endangered in Nepal, yet their current distribution and habitat requirements remain poorly understood, particularly in Bardia – […]
PS64 – Partitioning Human and Brown Bear Niches: Interactive Effects of Biological and Social Drivers on Movement Corridors in the Alpine Region
Sydney Stephens, University of Trento Large carnivore movement is restricted not only by physical infrastructure but by “social carrying capacity” as well. While biological suitability in the Alps is well-documented, […]
PS65 – Climate-driven pulses of desert corridor by American black bears (Ursus americanus): a dynamic occupancy framework
Sydney Stephens, University of Trento Low-elevation shrublands of the red rock deserts in southeastern Utah have traditionally been treated as marginal, transitory habitat for forest-associated large mammals between “sky island” […]
PS16 – Modelling hunting mortality risk: lessons from a hunted brown bear population in Europe
Daniele Falcinelli, University of Rome “La Sapienza” Human-caused mortality is a primary threat to large mammal conservation worldwide, and hunting represents one of its most pervasive sources. Beyond direct demographic […]
PS25 – Community-Mediated Drivers of Brown Bear Space Use in the Romanian Carpathians
Hannah Hess, Columbia University Brown bears (Ursus arctos) persist at high densities in the Romanian Carpathians, where they coexist within an intact mammalian community alongside expanding human infrastructure such as […]
PS30 – Identifying Core Habitats and Potential Corridors for Reintroduced Asiatic black bear, South Korea
Tae-wook Kim, National Park Institute for Wildlife Conservation, Korea National Park Service In terms conservation of large mammals, maintaining functional connectivity among core habitats is essential for sustaining population viability […]
OS40 – Integrating ecology, expert insight, and animal observations to guide land-use decisions in data limited landscapes.
Riley Waytes, Patricia Tomchuk The Skeena Wildlife Ecological Resource Model (SkWERM) is a large-scale, ecosystem-based wildlife habitat model developed to inform land-use across the Skeena region of BC, Canada. The […]