Capture, anesthesia, and disturbance of free-ranging brown bears (Ursus arctos) during hibernation.

We conducted thirteen immobilizations of previously collared hibernating two- to four-year-old brown bears (Ursus arctos) weighing 21-66 kg in central Sweden in winter 2010 and 2011 for comparative physiology research. Here we report, for the first time, an effective protocol for the capture and ane...

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Main Authors: Alina L Evans, Veronica Sahlén, Ole-Gunnar Støen, Åsa Fahlman, Sven Brunberg, Knut Madslien, Ole Fröbert, Jon E Swenson, Jon M Arnemo
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/86c5faa667934882992b8be325b4daca
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