Factors influencing frequency and severity of human-American black bear conflicts in New York, USA.

ABSTRACT: Free-ranging large carnivores are involved in human-wildlife conflicts which can result in economic costs. Understanding factors that lead to human-wildlife conflicts is important to mitigate these negative effects and facilitate human-carnivore coexistence. We used a human-American black bear (Ursus americanus) conflict database maintained by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to determine whether drought, conflicts within the Adirondack and Catskill Parks as compared to outside of these parks, mild severity (Class 3) conflicts early in the year (April-June), and bear harvest in the previous year (as an index of bear abundance), were associated with greater frequency of high or moderate severity (Class 1-2) conflicts later in the year (July-September) across New Y

SUBMITTER: Parchizadeh J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9956656 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature