Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) Habitat Use and Food Resources on Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska

• Main Authors: Farley, Sean D., Griese, Herman, Sinnott, Rick, Coltrane, Jessica, Garner, Chris, Battle, Dave
• Other Authors: ALASKA UNIV ANCHORAGE
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2007
• Subjects: Food; Food Service and Nutrition; Navigation and Guidance; *GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; *FOOD; *DIET; ALASKA; RESOURCES; AIR FORCE FACILITIES; HABITATS; Ursus arctos; Alaska
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA480474; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA480474

Brown bears (Ursus arctos) are frequently observed on Elmendorf Air Force Base and the contiguous US Army's Fort Richardson military lands in Alaska. Effective bear management in this human-influenced area requires data on bear habitat use and numbers. We conducted a brown bear habitat and diet study on the military lands and adjoining habitats from 2005-2007. Eleven bears (7F;4M) were captured 15 times and outfitted them with Global Positioning System (GPS) radio collars to determine habitat and movement.