Grizzly bear nutrition and ecology studies in Yellowstone National Park
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Abstract
T HE CHANCE TO SEE a wild grizzly bear is often the first or second reason people give for visiting Yellow - stone National Park. Public interest in bears is closely coupled with a desire to perpetuate this wild symbol of the American West. Grizzly bears have long been described as a wilderness species requiring large tracts of undisturbed habitat. However, in today’s world, most grizzly bears live in close proximity to humans (Schwartz et al. 2003). Even in Yellowstone National Park, the impacts of humans can affect the long-term survival of bears (Gunther et al. 2002). As a consequence, the park has long supported grizzly bear research in an effort to understand these impacts. Most people are familiar with what happened when the park and the State of Montana closed open-pit garbage dumps in the late 1960s and early 1970s, when at least 229 bears died as a direct result of conflict with humans. However, many may not be as familiar with the ongoing changes in the park’s plant and animal communities that have the potential to further alter the park’s ability to support grizzly bears.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Grizzly bear nutrition and ecology studies in Yellowstone National Park |
| Series title | Yellowstone Science |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Year Published | 2006 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | National Park Service |
| Contributing office(s) | Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center |
| Description | 8 p. |
| First page | 19 |
| Last page | 26 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wyoming |
| Other Geospatial | Yellowstone National Park |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
| Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |