Black Bear Behavior and Movements Are Not Definitive Measures of Anthropogenic Food Use

Increasing human–bear conflicts are a growing concern, and managers often assume bears in developed areas are food-conditioned. We examined the relationship between human–bear conflicts and food conditioning by analyzing isotopic values of hair from black bears (<i>Ursus americanus floridanus&...

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Main Authors: Don W. Hardeman, Hannah B. Vander Zanden, J. Walter McCown, Brian K. Scheick, Robert A. McCleery
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-03-01
Series:Animals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/5/950