BROWN BEAR HUNTING FOR MOOSE IN THE SOUTHERN TAIGA: RESULTS OF LONG-TERM CAMERA TRAP MONITORING
Background. The paper presents data on the brown bear hunting for moose in the Central Forest Nature Reserve and adjacent areas. As part of a long-term camera trap monitoring, rare cases were obtained demonstrating the hunting behavior of bears in relation to moose. Material and methods. The work...
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| description | Background. The paper presents data on the brown bear hunting for moose in the Central Forest Nature
Reserve and adjacent areas. As part of a long-term camera trap monitoring, rare cases were obtained demonstrating
the hunting behavior of bears in relation to moose. Material and methods. The work was performed on
the basis of a big amount of data from camera traps for the period from 2010 to 2022. The main data analysis
methods include circular statistics and analysis of daily activity patterns. Results. A total of 12 cases of hunting
were recorded. In 11 of them, bears chased moose cows. In 7 cases, there were 1 or 2 yearling calves along with
cows. In two cases the bears were large in size, in one case the bear was small, and in the rest they were medium.
Two hunts were successful, 5 were not successful, and in the other cases the result is not known. Most hunts took
place in the morning (n = 4) or evening (n = 5) hours. Eight hunts were recorded in spring, 3 in summer, and 1 in
autumn. The average time between bear and moose, excluding hiding, was 16,55 ± 4,68 s. The daily activity patterns
of bear and moose were strongly overlapped ( 4
ˆΔ
= 0,76), especially in the case of moose cows with calves ( 4
ˆΔ
= 0,81) and solitary moose cows ( 4
ˆΔ
= 0,79). No significant differences were found between bear and moose
activity levels. Conclusions. In general, according to the data of camera traps, the brown bear demonstrated a high
degree of specialization in relation to the prey of solitary cows and yearling calves in the spring. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9d9dc446db7848a6be6864c381bfc3102023-04-05T06:51:39ZengPenza State University Publishing HouseRussian Journal of Ecosystem Ecology2500-05782023-01-01410.21685/2500-0578-2022-4-2BROWN BEAR HUNTING FOR MOOSE IN THE SOUTHERN TAIGA: RESULTS OF LONG-TERM CAMERA TRAP MONITORINGS.S. Ogurtsov0A.S. Zheltukhin1A. N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of RASCentral Forest State Nature Biosphere Reserve, Zapovedniy villageBackground. The paper presents data on the brown bear hunting for moose in the Central Forest Nature Reserve and adjacent areas. As part of a long-term camera trap monitoring, rare cases were obtained demonstrating the hunting behavior of bears in relation to moose. Material and methods. The work was performed on the basis of a big amount of data from camera traps for the period from 2010 to 2022. The main data analysis methods include circular statistics and analysis of daily activity patterns. Results. A total of 12 cases of hunting were recorded. In 11 of them, bears chased moose cows. In 7 cases, there were 1 or 2 yearling calves along with cows. In two cases the bears were large in size, in one case the bear was small, and in the rest they were medium. Two hunts were successful, 5 were not successful, and in the other cases the result is not known. Most hunts took place in the morning (n = 4) or evening (n = 5) hours. Eight hunts were recorded in spring, 3 in summer, and 1 in autumn. The average time between bear and moose, excluding hiding, was 16,55 ± 4,68 s. The daily activity patterns of bear and moose were strongly overlapped ( 4 ˆΔ = 0,76), especially in the case of moose cows with calves ( 4 ˆΔ = 0,81) and solitary moose cows ( 4 ˆΔ = 0,79). No significant differences were found between bear and moose activity levels. Conclusions. In general, according to the data of camera traps, the brown bear demonstrated a high degree of specialization in relation to the prey of solitary cows and yearling calves in the spring.brown bearcamera trapsdaily activityhunting behaviormoosepredationalces alcesursus arctos |
| spellingShingle | S.S. Ogurtsov A.S. Zheltukhin BROWN BEAR HUNTING FOR MOOSE IN THE SOUTHERN TAIGA: RESULTS OF LONG-TERM CAMERA TRAP MONITORING Russian Journal of Ecosystem Ecology brown bear camera traps daily activity hunting behavior moose predation alces alces ursus arctos |
| title | BROWN BEAR HUNTING FOR MOOSE IN THE SOUTHERN TAIGA: RESULTS OF LONG-TERM CAMERA TRAP MONITORING |
| title_full | BROWN BEAR HUNTING FOR MOOSE IN THE SOUTHERN TAIGA: RESULTS OF LONG-TERM CAMERA TRAP MONITORING |
| title_fullStr | BROWN BEAR HUNTING FOR MOOSE IN THE SOUTHERN TAIGA: RESULTS OF LONG-TERM CAMERA TRAP MONITORING |
| title_full_unstemmed | BROWN BEAR HUNTING FOR MOOSE IN THE SOUTHERN TAIGA: RESULTS OF LONG-TERM CAMERA TRAP MONITORING |
| title_short | BROWN BEAR HUNTING FOR MOOSE IN THE SOUTHERN TAIGA: RESULTS OF LONG-TERM CAMERA TRAP MONITORING |
| title_sort | brown bear hunting for moose in the southern taiga results of long term camera trap monitoring |
| topic | brown bear camera traps daily activity hunting behavior moose predation alces alces ursus arctos |
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