Sentences with phrase «habituated bears»

Human - habituated bears like128 have spent many seasons in Brooks Camp learning the boundaries that exist between them and humans.

Because of these monitoring efforts, we know that nighttime closures allow bears that are not tolerant of people (non human - habituated bears) greater access to Brooks Falls.

These human - habituated bears, while giving us remarkable opportunities to observe their lives are also more likely to become food conditioned (seeking food from people) and associate our possessions with play toys.

This summer she conducted five overnight monitoring sessions at the falls, all in July.Because of these monitoring efforts, we know that nighttime closures allow bears that are not tolerant of people (non human - habituated bears) greater access to Brooks Falls.

The park's management decisions and visitors» collective actions will determine whether Brooks Camp can be home for all bears, or simply human - habituated bears.

Not exact matches

In areas of high bear densities and high quality food sources, some bears become habituated to our presence.

In contrast to the subadult I encountered, other bears at Brooks Camp, like 410, appear to be very tolerant of people and are often described as human - habituated.

The bears we saw were all very large, very dark males who were not what we call human - habituated.

Though many of the bears at Brooks Camp are habituated to humans, not all are, and the NPS aims to protect all brown bears in the park, regardless of their comfort around humans.

Any human activity that results in bears becoming food conditioned or habituated raises the level of risk to public safety and property damage and increases the number of bears destroyed (District of Port Hardy Bear Hazard Assessment, McMillan, 2009).

When bears get habituated to people inevitably there is a threatening conflict, and the bear winds up (ultimately) as the loser.