A preliminary baseline status of the Syrian Brown Bear Ursus arctos syriacus (Mammalia: Carnivora: Ursidae) in Golestanak, Northern Iran
Baseline information is lacking for the Syrian Brown Bear across the sub-species range, making it difficult to assess at any level. In the present investigation, our goal was to illustrate the population status of the Brown Bear in the Golestanak area, northern Iran, based on field surveys we conduc...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:300e1cf00ae54192ad3dbd2f5e3e2c85 2023-05-15T18:41:52+02:00 A preliminary baseline status of the Syrian Brown Bear Ursus arctos syriacus (Mammalia: Carnivora: Ursidae) in Golestanak, Northern Iran Mohammad Sadegh Farhadinia Negin Valizadegan 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.1787.6796-6799 https://doaj.org/article/300e1cf00ae54192ad3dbd2f5e3e2c85 EN eng Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society http://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/1787 https://doaj.org/toc/0974-7893 https://doaj.org/toc/0974-7907 0974-7893 0974-7907 doi:10.11609/jott.1787.6796-6799 https://doaj.org/article/300e1cf00ae54192ad3dbd2f5e3e2c85 Journal of Threatened Taxa, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 6796-6799 (2015) baseline assessment Brown Bear Iran monitoring Ursus arctos syriacus Ecology QH540-549.5 General. Including nature conservation geographical distribution QH1-199.5 article 2015 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.1787.6796-6799 2022-12-31T02:38:55Z Baseline information is lacking for the Syrian Brown Bear across the sub-species range, making it difficult to assess at any level. In the present investigation, our goal was to illustrate the population status of the Brown Bear in the Golestanak area, northern Iran, based on field surveys we conducted during the summers of 2011 and 2012. We counted a total of 30 and 21 bears in two consecutive years, with family groups consisting of more than half of the identified individuals. Sub-adults had the lowest contribution among the observed individuals, just below 10%, which may be due to their high dispersal behaviour to avoid adults. Our results provide a foundation for future systematic baseline investigations on the population status of the brown bear in northern Iran, which can be used in management programs. Aside from improving monitoring efforts within key habitats of the species, enhancing conservation efforts to secure the population is essential to safeguard this female core area. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ursus arctos Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles |
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Baseline information is lacking for the Syrian Brown Bear across the sub-species range, making it difficult to assess at any level. In the present investigation, our goal was to illustrate the population status of the Brown Bear in the Golestanak area, northern Iran, based on field surveys we conducted during the summers of 2011 and 2012. We counted a total of 30 and 21 bears in two consecutive years, with family groups consisting of more than half of the identified individuals. Sub-adults had the lowest contribution among the observed individuals, just below 10%, which may be due to their high dispersal behaviour to avoid adults. Our results provide a foundation for future systematic baseline investigations on the population status of the brown bear in northern Iran, which can be used in management programs. Aside from improving monitoring efforts within key habitats of the species, enhancing conservation efforts to secure the population is essential to safeguard this female core area. |
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A preliminary baseline status of the Syrian Brown Bear Ursus arctos syriacus (Mammalia: Carnivora: Ursidae) in Golestanak, Northern Iran |
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A preliminary baseline status of the Syrian Brown Bear Ursus arctos syriacus (Mammalia: Carnivora: Ursidae) in Golestanak, Northern Iran |
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A preliminary baseline status of the Syrian Brown Bear Ursus arctos syriacus (Mammalia: Carnivora: Ursidae) in Golestanak, Northern Iran |
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A preliminary baseline status of the Syrian Brown Bear Ursus arctos syriacus (Mammalia: Carnivora: Ursidae) in Golestanak, Northern Iran |
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A preliminary baseline status of the Syrian Brown Bear Ursus arctos syriacus (Mammalia: Carnivora: Ursidae) in Golestanak, Northern Iran |
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preliminary baseline status of the syrian brown bear ursus arctos syriacus (mammalia: carnivora: ursidae) in golestanak, northern iran |
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