Homing of Black Bears in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Beeman LE and Pelton MR. 1976. Homing of Black Bears in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Bears: Their Biology and Management. 3(Bears: Their Biology and Management):87-95
Homing instinct in bears was found to be strong, as most returned within a few days. Providing unnatural foods was determined to be the main cause of transforming 'wild' bears into 'nuisance' bears.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Beeman, Larry; Pelton, Michael
- Units
- GRSM
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, Black Bear (Ursus americanus), Great Smoky Mountains National Park NC TN, GRSM-00025, GRSM-01605, Nuisance Animals, Range