Living with bears: a large European carnivore in a shrinking world

0164551 - UBO-W 20030068 RIV SI eng M - Monography Chapter
Martínková, Natália - Zahradníková, A.
The brown bear in Slovakia.
Living with bears: a large European carnivore in a shrinking world. Ljubljana: Ecological forum of the liberal democracy of Slovenia, 2003, s. 259-271. ISBN 961-90522-4-2
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Keywords : Ursus arctos
Subject RIV: EG - Zoology

Unlike in many other European countries, brown bear was never exterminated in Slovakia. The lowest population number was 20 individuals in 1932. Following a hunting ban population recovered by 5-10% per year. Hunting was resumed in 1962, when the population number reached the expected carrying capacity ů 300-400 individuals. Preference of largest, most valuable trophy bears has led to changes in age and sex population structure. Consequently, population numbers further increased to 800-1200 individuals. No human was killed by a bear over the last 50 years despite increasing population density and thus greatening chances for account. Human-bear conflicts should be prevented by following discipline rules in protecting areas, guarding grazing herds of domestic animals, and removal of trash from recreational centers.
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