Home range, movements and activity patterns of an exceptionally large male Brown Bear (Ursus arctos L.) in the area of the Bulgarian-Greek border (Western Rhodope Mts.)
The movements and activity patterns of an exceptionally large brown bear (Ursus arctos L.) were investigated in the area of the Bulgarian-Greek border (Western Rhodope Mts.) after footprints and other signs of its life activities during a field work in the period 2012-2016. Its minimum home range...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Bulgarian |
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Plovdiv University
2016-05-01
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| Series: | ZooNotes |
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| Online Access: | http://www.zoonotes.bio.uni-plovdiv.bg/ZooNotes_2016/ZooNotes_89_2016_Spassov.pdf |
| Summary: | The movements and activity patterns of an exceptionally large brown bear (Ursus
arctos L.) were investigated in the area of the Bulgarian-Greek border (Western Rhodope
Mts.) after footprints and other signs of its life activities during a field work in the period
2012-2016. Its minimum home range in spring was estimated to at 140-150 km2. Different
parts of its home range were occupied seasonally. |
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| ISSN: | 1313-9916 |