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.…
Sydney Stephens, Andrea Corradini, Natalia Bragalanti, Claudio Groff, Nina Gandl,Sybille Klenzendorf, Francesca Cagnacci The Alpine ecosystem in Europe, a region marked by both rich biodiversity and intensive humanuse, stands at the forefront of…
Sydney Stephens, Christy J. Mancuso, Austin M. Green, Cagan H. Sekercioglu American black bears typically rely on forested land cover and are not expected to spendprolonged periods of time in shrub-dominated arid lands…
Alexandra Langwieder, Angela Coxon, Natasha Louttit, Stephanie Varty, FelixBoulanger, George Natawapineskum, Sanford Diamond, John Lameboy, Murray Humphries Engaging Indigenous Peoples and their knowledge in wildlife monitoring is recognized to beimportant in conservation science…
Blakely Adkins I spent 11 seasons guiding for a bear viewing company on the Central Coast of British Columbiain a very remote location. More recently, I have been working in SW Montana and…
Matt Barnes A conservationist partnered with two grazing permittees and the Shoshone National Forest onthe UnionPass Allotment, in the Wind River Mountains of northwestern Wyoming, USA, to improve cattlemanagement, and by extension maintain…
Andrea Corradini, Sydney R Stephens, Francesca Cagnacci The consequences of anthropogenic impacts on ecosystems are driving species adaptation andpersistence worldwide. While local studies can help unveil fine-scale processes, robustassessment of broader processes are…
Zachary David and John Whiteman Scientific research is critical for informing management and conservation plans for threatenedspecies. An understanding of concepts such as life history, ecological interactions, human-wildlife conflict, and habitat and diet…
Zachary David, Brian Crudge, Matt Hunt, Kirsty Officer, Vuthy Choun, BarbaraDurrant, Megan Owen, Morokot Long, John Whiteman Seasonal reproduction can provide species with fitness advantages by allowing the birth ofyoung to coincide with…
Adam Grottoli, Courtney Shuert, Stephen D. Petersen Polar bears rely on safe denning habitats for successful reproduction. Within the Manitobarange of the Western Hudson Bay sub-population, females den exclusively in terrestrial habitatsutilizing banks…
Bill Hunt and Steve Michel Common wildlife management strategies often focus on maintaining wary bears with the wellaccepted adage that “a fed bear is a dead bear”. While most experts will agree that…
Lyle Walton, Ashley Elliott, Jeremy Inglis, Alysa G. McCall, Joseph M. Northrup,Gordon B. Stenhouse, Gregory W. Thiemann, Geoff York As the climate continues to warm, polar bears in Hudson Bay are being forced…