Long-range Homing by an Adult Female Black Bear, Ursus americanus

Authors

  • L. J. Landriault Department of Biology, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario P3E 2C6
  • M. N. Hall Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Sudbury, Ontario P3E 1G7
  • J. Hamr Cambrian College, Sudbury, Ontario P3A 3V8
  • F. F. Mallory Department of Biology, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario P3E 2C6

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v120i1.246

Keywords:

Black Bear, Ursus americanus, homing, distance, relocation, translocation, Ontario

Abstract

An adult female Black Bear was repeatedly captured and relocated as a result of nuisance behaviour. The relocation distances ranged from 40 km to 389 km (mean = 152 km, n = 6). She homed successfully from all relocations, even when accompanied by young-of-the-year. Differential homing ability among bears may depend on first homing from a short relocation, facilitating subsequent responses to longer distance relocations.

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Vol. 120 No. 1 (2006)

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