Brown bear behaviour in human-modified landscapes: The case of the endangered Cantabrian population, NW Spain
Large carnivores are recolonizing parts of their historical range in Europe, a heavily modified human landscape. This calls for an improvement of our knowledge on how large carnivores manage to coexist with humans, and on the effects that human activity has on large carnivore behaviour, especially i...
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ftcsic:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/264851 2024-02-11T10:09:21+01:00 Brown bear behaviour in human-modified landscapes: The case of the endangered Cantabrian population, NW Spain Zarzo-Arias, Alejandra Delgado, María del Mar Ordiz, Andrés Díaz-García, Juan Cañedo, David González, Manuel A. Romo, Carlos Vázquez García, Pablo Bombieri, Giulia Bettega, C. Russo, Luca Francesco Cabrial, Pedro García-González, Ricardo Martínez-Padilla, Jesús Penteriani, Vincenzo International Association for Bear Research and Management Museo delle Scienze of Trento ARAID Foundation Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad (España) Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España) European Commission 2018-10 http://hdl.handle.net/10261/264851 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2018.e00499 https://doi.org/10.13039/501100010198 https://doi.org/10.13039/501100011033 https://doi.org/10.13039/501100000780 unknown Elsevier #PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA_VALUE# info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2013-2016/CGL2017-82782-P/ES/ESTUDIO DEL OSO PARDO EN LA CORDILLERA CANTABRICA BAJO LA PERSPECTIVA DE LA COEXISTENCIA ENTRE HUMANOS Y GRANDES CARNIVOROS EN AMBIENTES ANTROPIZADOS/ Publisher's version http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2018.e00499 Sí doi:10.1016/j.gecco.2018.e00499 e-issn: 2351-9894 Global Ecology and Conservation 16: e00499 (2018) http://hdl.handle.net/10261/264851 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100010198 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100011033 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000780 open Brown bear Cantabrian mountains Large carnivores Human-dominated landscapes Video recording Vigilance artículo http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501 2018 ftcsic https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2018.e0049910.13039/50110001019810.13039/50110001103310.13039/501100000780 2024-01-16T11:21:44Z Large carnivores are recolonizing parts of their historical range in Europe, a heavily modified human landscape. This calls for an improvement of our knowledge on how large carnivores manage to coexist with humans, and on the effects that human activity has on large carnivore behaviour, especially in areas where carnivore populations are still endangered. Brown bears Ursus arctos have been shown to be sensitive to the presence of people and their activities. Thus, bear conservation and management should take into account potential behavioural alterations related to living in human-modified landscapes. We studied the behaviour of brown bears in the Cantabrian Mountains, NW Spain, where an endangered population thrives in a human-modified landscape. We analysed bear observations video-recorded over a 10-year period to try to identify human and landscape elements that could influence bear behaviour. Neither the occurrence nor the duration of vigilance behaviour in Cantabrian bears seemed to be influenced by the proximity of human infrastructures and activity. Our findings suggest that the general pattern of human avoidance by bears is adapted to the human-modified landscape they inhabit. Bears generally avoid people, but close presence of human infrastructures or activity did not seem to trigger an increased bear behavioural response. Coexistence between large carnivores and humans in human-modified landscapes is possible, even when human encroachment is high, provided that carnivores are not heavily persecuted and direct interactions are avoided. Further research should also document the potential existence of other responses to human presence and activity, e.g., hunting, traffic noise, and measuring stress levels with physiological indicators. This research was financially supported by the IBA (International Association for Bear Research and Management) grant project IBA-RG_16_2016 ‘Brown bear behaviour in human-dominated landscapes: the effect of human density and ecotourism’. During this research, G.B. was ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Ursus arctos Digital.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council) Global Ecology and Conservation 16 e00499 |
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Large carnivores are recolonizing parts of their historical range in Europe, a heavily modified human landscape. This calls for an improvement of our knowledge on how large carnivores manage to coexist with humans, and on the effects that human activity has on large carnivore behaviour, especially in areas where carnivore populations are still endangered. Brown bears Ursus arctos have been shown to be sensitive to the presence of people and their activities. Thus, bear conservation and management should take into account potential behavioural alterations related to living in human-modified landscapes. We studied the behaviour of brown bears in the Cantabrian Mountains, NW Spain, where an endangered population thrives in a human-modified landscape. We analysed bear observations video-recorded over a 10-year period to try to identify human and landscape elements that could influence bear behaviour. Neither the occurrence nor the duration of vigilance behaviour in Cantabrian bears seemed to be influenced by the proximity of human infrastructures and activity. Our findings suggest that the general pattern of human avoidance by bears is adapted to the human-modified landscape they inhabit. Bears generally avoid people, but close presence of human infrastructures or activity did not seem to trigger an increased bear behavioural response. Coexistence between large carnivores and humans in human-modified landscapes is possible, even when human encroachment is high, provided that carnivores are not heavily persecuted and direct interactions are avoided. Further research should also document the potential existence of other responses to human presence and activity, e.g., hunting, traffic noise, and measuring stress levels with physiological indicators. This research was financially supported by the IBA (International Association for Bear Research and Management) grant project IBA-RG_16_2016 ‘Brown bear behaviour in human-dominated landscapes: the effect of human density and ecotourism’. During this research, G.B. was ... |
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Zarzo-Arias, Alejandra Delgado, María del Mar Ordiz, Andrés Díaz-García, Juan Cañedo, David González, Manuel A. Romo, Carlos Vázquez García, Pablo Bombieri, Giulia Bettega, C. Russo, Luca Francesco Cabrial, Pedro García-González, Ricardo Martínez-Padilla, Jesús Penteriani, Vincenzo |
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Zarzo-Arias, Alejandra Delgado, María del Mar Ordiz, Andrés Díaz-García, Juan Cañedo, David González, Manuel A. Romo, Carlos Vázquez García, Pablo Bombieri, Giulia Bettega, C. Russo, Luca Francesco Cabrial, Pedro García-González, Ricardo Martínez-Padilla, Jesús Penteriani, Vincenzo |
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Brown bear behaviour in human-modified landscapes: The case of the endangered Cantabrian population, NW Spain |
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Brown bear behaviour in human-modified landscapes: The case of the endangered Cantabrian population, NW Spain |
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Brown bear behaviour in human-modified landscapes: The case of the endangered Cantabrian population, NW Spain |
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Brown bear behaviour in human-modified landscapes: The case of the endangered Cantabrian population, NW Spain |
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Brown bear behaviour in human-modified landscapes: The case of the endangered Cantabrian population, NW Spain |
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brown bear behaviour in human-modified landscapes: the case of the endangered cantabrian population, nw spain |
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