Response Behaviors of Svalbard Reindeer TOwards Humans and Humans Disguised as Polar Bears on Edgeøya

Due to observed interactions between Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandusplatyrliynchus) and polar bears (Ursus maritimus) during field work on Edge0ya, Svalbard, we measured response distances for reindeer from a stalking polar bear and improvised five approaches from a person disguised as a polar...

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Published in:Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research
Main Authors: Reimers, Eigil, Eftestøl, Sindre
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: 2012
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Online Access:https://zenodo.org/record/1034507
https://doi.org/10.1657/1938-4246-44.4.483