Human–bear conflict in Alaska: 1880–2015
ABSTRACT We present an analysis of human–bear (Ursus spp.) conflicts that occurred in Alaska, USA, from 1880 to 2015. We collected 682 human–bear conflicts, consisting of 61,226 data entries, from various sources available to us. We found that human–bear attacks are rare events, averaging 2.6/year a...
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Main Authors: | Tom S. Smith, Stephen Herrero |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2018-06-01
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Series: | Wildlife Society Bulletin |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/wsb.870 |
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