ABSTRACT 1 We reviewed worldwide spatial patterns in the food habits of the brown bear
Ursus arctos in relation to geographical (latitude, longitude, altitude) and environmental …

Human effects on bear habitat use are mediated through food biomass changes, bear
tolerance of humans and their impacts, and human tolerance of bears. Large-scale changes …

There are few animals that have captured the imagination of people as the brown bear has.
They can stand on two legs, have their eyes in front of their head, walk on plantigrade feet …

The action plan for the conservation of the brown bear (Ursus arctos) in Europe was
prepared for the Large Carnivore Initiative in Europe, a voluntary organisation supported by …

We tested six hypotheses to explain expected geographical differences in body masses of
1,771 brown bears (Ursus arctos) from northern and southern Europe (Sweden and Norway …

Most bears are opportunistic omnivores; their diets consist of fruits, other vegetative material,
and in lesser amounts, mammals, fishes, and insects. Sloth bears (Melursus ursinas) are the …

Brown bear (Ursus arctos) food habits were examined from 1,500 fecal samples collected
between 1974 and 2004 in the Cantabrian Mountains of northern Spain. The most important …

The diet of the European brown bear (Ursus arctos) was studied in the Cantabrian
Mountains, Spain, by analyzing the frequency of occurrence and percent volume of 929 …

Only scanty and outdated knowledge is available on the food habits of the Apennine brown
bear (Ursus arctos marsicanus) population, despite its critical conservation status. Based on …

Abstract The Brown bear (Ursus arctos Linnaeus, 1758) occupies contiguous areas in
Eastern and Northern Europe. In Western Europe, the largest remnant populations occur in …