Brown bear (Ursus arctos) attacks resulting in human casualties in Scandinavia 1977-2016; management implications and recommendations.
Human persecution and habitat loss have endangered large carnivore populations worldwide, but some are recovering, exacerbating old conflicts. Carnivores can injure and kill people; the most dramatic form of wildlife-human conflict. In Scandinavia, the brown bear (Ursus arctos) population increased...
Main Authors: | Ole-Gunnar Støen, Andrés Ordiz, Veronica Sahlén, Jon M Arnemo, Solve Sæbø, Glenn Mattsing, Magnus Kristofferson, Sven Brunberg, Jonas Kindberg, Jon E Swenson |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2018-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5965840?pdf=render |
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