The king of the forest: Local knowledge about European brown bears (Ursus arctos) and implications for their conservation in contemporary Western Macedonia

The king of the forest: Local knowledge about European brown bears (Ursus arctos) and implications for their conservation in contemporary Western Macedonia

From a conservation point of view, Macedonia′s brown bear (Ursus arctos) population appears to be a key link in the distribution of one of Europe′s largest brown bear populations, the Dinaric-Pindos population. The lack of information concerning the bear population in the Republic of Macedonia and b...

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Main Authors: Nicolas Lescureux, John D.C. Linnell, Sabit Mustafa, Dime Melovski, Aleksandar Stojanov, Gjorge Ivanov, Vasko Avukatov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Conservation & Society
Subjects:
human-bear relationships
Macedonia
brown bear
Ursus arctos
conservation
local knowledge
perceptions
Online Access:http://www.conservationandsociety.org/article.asp?issn=0972-4923;year=2011;volume=9;issue=3;spage=189;epage=201;aulast=Lescureux

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http://www.conservationandsociety.org/article.asp?issn=0972-4923;year=2011;volume=9;issue=3;spage=189;epage=201;aulast=Lescureux

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