Noninvasive genetic studies of brown bears using power poles

• Published in: European Journal of Wildlife Research
• Language: English
• Published: Springer-Verlag 2011
• Subjects: Conservation; DNA; Endangered species; Greece; Management; Methodology; Southern Balkans; Ursus arctos; Norway; Andreas
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2262/50882; https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-010-0363-3

Abstract One difficulty in the conservation of endangered wildlife is the lack of reliable information on its status. This lack of knowledge can often be attributed to financial and logistic constraints as well as the lack of trained personnel to collect data. We test a simple method to study bears...