Movement and activity pattern of a brown bear (Ursus arctos L.) tracked in Central Balkan Mountain, Bulgaria

First data about movement of brown bear in Bulgaria, based on 10 days tracking period of female without cubs on the territory of Central Balkan, Stara ,planina Mountain. Bear is active 46% of a 24-hour period, traveling 4 km per day in average. Speed is varying in different habitats and is up to 6.5...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: GENADI GAVRILOV
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:Bulgarian
English
Published: Plovdiv University 2015
Subjects:
Ursus arctos
brown bear
movement
speed
Central Balkan Mountain
Zoology
QL1-991
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/4d3c0bd37b44421e9648528d2ef3e368
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Summary:First data about movement of brown bear in Bulgaria, based on 10 days tracking period of female without cubs on the territory of Central Balkan, Stara ,planina Mountain. Bear is active 46% of a 24-hour period, traveling 4 km per day in average. Speed is varying in different habitats and is up to 6.5 km/h in the grasslands.

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