Brown bear attacks on humans
The increasing trend of large carnivore attacks on humans not only raises human safety concerns but may also undermine large carnivore conservation efforts. Although rare, attacks by brown bears Ursus arctos are also on the rise and, although several studies have addressed this issue at local scales...
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ftuniljubljanair:oai:repozitorij.uni-lj.si:IzpisGradiva.php-id-114185 2023-05-15T18:41:52+02:00 Brown bear attacks on humans Bombieri, Giulia Naves, Javier Penteriani, Vincenzo Selva, Nuria Fernández-Gil, Alberto López-Bao, José V. Ambarli, H. Bautista, Carlos Bespalova, Tatjana Krofel, Miha 2020-02-19 text/url https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/IzpisGradiva.php?id=114185 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?id=126339&dn= https://plus.si.cobiss.net/opac7/bib/5436326?lang=sl eng eng Nature Publishing Group info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1038/s41598-019-44341-w https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/IzpisGradiva.php?id=114185 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?id=126339&dn= https://plus.si.cobiss.net/opac7/bib/5436326?lang=sl info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Scientific reports, vol. 9, no. art 8573, pp. 1-10, 2019. ISSN: 2045-2322 brown bear Ursus arctos conflicts rjavi medved konflikti ljudje info:eu-repo/classification/udc/630*15 info:eu-repo/semantics/other info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2020 ftuniljubljanair https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-44341-w 2021-12-06T10:13:29Z The increasing trend of large carnivore attacks on humans not only raises human safety concerns but may also undermine large carnivore conservation efforts. Although rare, attacks by brown bears Ursus arctos are also on the rise and, although several studies have addressed this issue at local scales, information is lacking on a worldwide scale. Here, we investigated brown bear attacks (n=664) on humans between 2000 and 2015 across most of the range inhabited by the species: North America (n=183), Europe (n=291), and East (n=190). When the attacks occurred, half of the people were engaged in leisure activities and the main scenario was an encounter with a female with cubs. Attacks have increased significantly over time and were more frequent at high bear and low human population densities. There was no significant difference in the number of attacks between continents or between countries with different hunting practices. Understanding global patterns of bear attacks can help reduce dangerous encounters and, consequently, is crucial for informing wildlife managers and the public about appropriate measures to reduce this kind of conflicts in bear country. Other/Unknown Material Ursus arctos Repository of the University of Ljubljana (RUL) Scientific Reports 9 1 |
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The increasing trend of large carnivore attacks on humans not only raises human safety concerns but may also undermine large carnivore conservation efforts. Although rare, attacks by brown bears Ursus arctos are also on the rise and, although several studies have addressed this issue at local scales, information is lacking on a worldwide scale. Here, we investigated brown bear attacks (n=664) on humans between 2000 and 2015 across most of the range inhabited by the species: North America (n=183), Europe (n=291), and East (n=190). When the attacks occurred, half of the people were engaged in leisure activities and the main scenario was an encounter with a female with cubs. Attacks have increased significantly over time and were more frequent at high bear and low human population densities. There was no significant difference in the number of attacks between continents or between countries with different hunting practices. Understanding global patterns of bear attacks can help reduce dangerous encounters and, consequently, is crucial for informing wildlife managers and the public about appropriate measures to reduce this kind of conflicts in bear country. |
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Bombieri, Giulia Naves, Javier Penteriani, Vincenzo Selva, Nuria Fernández-Gil, Alberto López-Bao, José V. Ambarli, H. Bautista, Carlos Bespalova, Tatjana Krofel, Miha |
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