Relocation of habituated black bears in the Klamath Mountains of California: an adaptive management case study

Black bear (Ursus americanus) populations in California have increased in abundance and distribution despite rising trends in the urban encroachment of wildlands. As human-black bear conflicts increase, opportunities to study the relocation of black bears in an adaptive management setting are import...

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Autores principales:	Robert J. Schaefer, Dennis Moyles, Steven McDonald, Monty Cervelli, Daniel Beck
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Publicado:	California Department of Fish and Wildlife 2021
Materias:	habituated home range klamath mountains public safety relocation return rate survival telemetry tractable ursus americanus Science Q
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:0675bcddaa774bc6ab4f22965c0e741a2021-11-04T14:18:48ZRelocation of habituated black bears in the Klamath Mountains of California: an adaptive management case study10.51492/cfwj.hwisi.52689-4203https://doaj.org/article/0675bcddaa774bc6ab4f22965c0e741a2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doaj.org/toc/2689-4203Black bear (Ursus americanus) populations in California have increased in abundance and distribution despite rising trends in the urban encroachment of wildlands. As human-black bear conflicts increase, opportunities to study the relocation of black bears in an adaptive management setting are important for improving the management of this high-profile species. Habituated black bears, some tamed and made tractable through human-controlled food conditioning, were relocated to a remote region of the Klamath Mountains to analyze home range use, survival, return rates, and mortality. Relocated black bears with known outcomes demonstrated an 80% return rate, with 55% not surviving beyond five months. Female bears established home ranges significantly larger than males, and may suggest an enhanced maternal instinct in search of similar nutritional conditions prior to relocation. This study showed that the relocation of food-conditioned black bears resulted in high return rates, poor survival, and risk to public safety.Robert J. SchaeferDennis MoylesSteven McDonaldMonty CervelliDaniel BeckCalifornia Department of Fish and Wildlifearticlehabituatedhome rangeklamath mountainspublic safetyrelocationreturn ratesurvivaltelemetrytractableursus americanusScienceQENCalifornia Fish and Wildlife Journal, Vol 107, Iss 3, Pp 202-212 (2021)
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spellingShingle	habituated home range klamath mountains public safety relocation return rate survival telemetry tractable ursus americanus Science Q Robert J. Schaefer Dennis Moyles Steven McDonald Monty Cervelli Daniel Beck Relocation of habituated black bears in the Klamath Mountains of California: an adaptive management case study
description	Black bear (Ursus americanus) populations in California have increased in abundance and distribution despite rising trends in the urban encroachment of wildlands. As human-black bear conflicts increase, opportunities to study the relocation of black bears in an adaptive management setting are important for improving the management of this high-profile species. Habituated black bears, some tamed and made tractable through human-controlled food conditioning, were relocated to a remote region of the Klamath Mountains to analyze home range use, survival, return rates, and mortality. Relocated black bears with known outcomes demonstrated an 80% return rate, with 55% not surviving beyond five months. Female bears established home ranges significantly larger than males, and may suggest an enhanced maternal instinct in search of similar nutritional conditions prior to relocation. This study showed that the relocation of food-conditioned black bears resulted in high return rates, poor survival, and risk to public safety.
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author	Robert J. Schaefer Dennis Moyles Steven McDonald Monty Cervelli Daniel Beck
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title	Relocation of habituated black bears in the Klamath Mountains of California: an adaptive management case study
title_short	Relocation of habituated black bears in the Klamath Mountains of California: an adaptive management case study
title_full	Relocation of habituated black bears in the Klamath Mountains of California: an adaptive management case study
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publisher	California Department of Fish and Wildlife
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/0675bcddaa774bc6ab4f22965c0e741a
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Relocation of habituated black bears in the Klamath Mountains of California: an adaptive management case study

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