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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"bear conservation"”.
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The Role of Scientific Uncertainty in Polar Bear Conservation Policy: A Descriptive Analysis
Abstract In recent years, the polar bear (Ursus maritimus) has become synonymous with the climate change movement. Prior to concerns over global warming, the biggest threat to polar bears was overharvest and trophy hunting. For decades, policies successfully mitigated population declines as a …
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A Case Study of Polar Bear Co-Management in Alaska
… an institutional and structure and process for conservation and acknowledges Alaskan Natives’ subsistence on marine mammals. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and Alaska Nanuuq Commission (ANC) co-management of polar bears is important for the conservation of the species and …
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Using Minimally Invasive Sampling Methods to Evaluate Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) Visitation in Response to Environmental and Anthropogenic Stimuli
Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) are spending more and more time on land in an increasingly warming Arctic, raising concerns for both human safety and polar bear conservation. This research aimed to investigate the ecological and anthropogenic influences on polar bear visitation to infrastructure in …
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Knowing Misha the Polar Bear: Multi-naturalism, biography, and conservation in Svalbard.
… epoch, it explores the idea of ‘knowing polar bears’ in Svalbard. By this I refer to how, through a succession of different interactions within a dynamic actor-network, human actants come to understand Svalbard polar bears. I acknowledge that these encounters are not valueless, instead they are …
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Ecology and physiology of a black bear (Ursus americanus) population in the Great Dismal Swamp and reproduction physiology in the captive female black bear
Ecology and physiology of black bears in Great Dismal Swamp (GDS) National Wildlife Refuge and surrounding area, a forested wetland in eastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina, were studied from April 1984 to March 1987. A total of 101 bears (71M, 30F) were captured 120 times. Males …
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Exploring representations of, and attitudes towards, snakes in online media: an ethnozoological approach
… with different animal groups are useful for conservation planning and wildlife public education programs. Vicarious learning can impact human attentional biases and fear acquisition associated with snakes; the portrayals of snakes across different media sources might impact the potential for …