Polar bear attacks on humans: Implications of a changing climate

ABSTRACT Understanding causes of polar bear (Ursus maritimus) attacks on humans is critical to ensuring both human safety and polar bear conservation. Although considerable attention has been focused on understanding black (U. americanus) and grizzly (U. arctos) bear conflicts with humans, there hav...

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Published in:Wildlife Society Bulletin
Main Authors: James M. Wilder, Dag Vongraven, Todd Atwood, Bob Hansen, Amalie Jessen, Anatoly Kochnev, Geoff York, Rachel Vallender, Daryll Hedman, Melissa Gibbons
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-09-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/wsb.783