Session Chair: Koji Yamazaki
OS51 – The role of bears in Biodiversity Conservation of the Annamite Bioregion
Lorraine Scotson The Annamite Bioregion of Indochina has seen dramatic extirpation of large carnivores. However, Sun Bear (Ursus malayanus) and Asiatic Black Bear (U. thibetanus) have proven to be remarkably […]
OS22 – Sun Bears and Moon Bears: Naming Myths and an Untold Story
David Garshelis, Alfred Duvaucel Appealing species names can help foster public engagement in conservation. The sun bear and moon bear are an alluring pair of names for 2 species that […]
OS26 – More Than Numbers: Human–Bear Coexistence, Institutional Trust and Civil Society in Slovakia
Michal Haring Across Europe, brown bear conservation is increasingly shaped not only by ecological dynamics but also by governance quality, institutional trust, and political context. While scientific knowledge on human–bear […]
OS27 – Quantifying Adaptive Potential for Ursus americanus and Ursus maritimus for the Global Biodiversity Framework
Ellen Houston, Emily Puckett, Alexander Kopatz American black bears (Ursus americanus) have faced numerous threats since colonization into North America (ca. 1500), including habitat loss, predator persecution, urbanization, and climate […]
OS32 – What Drives Consortship Patterns in male Asian black bears?
Hiroto MASAKI, Seungyun BAEK, Tomoko NAGANUMA, Koji YAMAZAKI, Shinsuke KOIKE Male reproductive success is generally influenced by how effectively males secure and maintain exclusive access to receptive females. Male body […]
OS33 – Quantitative measures of body size and body condition from wild Andean bears in Peru
Denissse Mateo Chero, Russell C. Van Horn, Garth Mowat, Rebecca Zug Size and body condition of wild bears are known to reflect their ecology, especially habitat quality, and have been […]
OS46 – Comparative home-range estimation and protected-area overlap of Andean bears (Tremarctos ornatus) in central and northern Ecuador
Javier Torres-Jiménez, Renate Wesselingh, Santiago Espinosa, Fabricio Narváez, Sebastian Kohn, Rebecca Zug, Andrés Laguna, Sebastián Travez The Ecuadorian Andes are a highly biodiverse yet increasingly human-impacted region where human-wildlife conflicts […]
OS04 – From Trial to Framework: Giant Panda Translocation and Adaptive Management
Desheng Li, Hao Xie, Xiao Zhou, Shengshan He, Mingchun Zhang, Jian Yang, Yan Huang, Hemin Zhang, Xiaoxing Bian Habitat fragmentation continues to threaten the long-term viability of the giant panda […]
OS06 – Biodiversity conservation and institutional alignment: Rethinking Apennine Bear Conservation through Coordinated Conservation Governance
Stefano Civitarese Matteucci, Paolo Ciucci From a primarily public law perspective, and using biological lenses as well, we assess two decades of implementation of the National Action Plan for the […]