Brown bear Ursus arctos predation on livestock in the Cantabrian Mountains, Spain

• Autorzy: Clevenger A. P. , Campos M.A. , Hartasanchez A.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The sites of 87 brown bear Ursus arctos Linnaeus, 1758 attacks on livestock (horses, cattle, sheep, goats) were investigated in the Cantabrian Mountains, Spain. Ninety percent of livestock predation occurred between May and October, while attacks were most frequent during the months of May and July. There was no difference in overall attack rates between the first and second part of the year, nor among livestock type or age-class. Bears were not selective predators of livestock type or age-class, but had a slight tendency to attack more cattle and adult animals. Bear tracks and scats were found at slightly more than half of the sites visited, while bed construction and food-caching behaviour was rarely detected. Attacks were initiated most times on the neck and the head region. Muscle tissue and soft organs were most preferred body parts consumed by brown bears.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

predation; bear; brown bear; Ursus arctos; Spain; Cantabrian Mountains; livestock predation

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Theriologica
• Rocznik: 1994
• Tom: 39
• Numer: 3
• Opis fizyczny: p.267-278,fig.

Twórcy

autor

Clevenger A. P.

• University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37901 USA

autor

Campos M.A.

autor

Hartasanchez A.

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