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Grizzly Bears References

Legislation & Management Documents

2006. Disposition of surplus elk, buffalo, bear, beaver, and predatory animals In 16 US Code 36 (2006). Abstract
2007. Final Conservation Strategy for the Grizzly Bear in the Yellowstone Area. Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team.
2007. Grizzly Bear Recovery Plan: Demographic Recovery Criteria. US Fish and Wildlife Service.
2009. Greater Yellowstone Coalition, Inc. v. Servheen et al.. Vol. CV 07-134-M-DWM. US District Court for the District of Montana, Missoula Division.
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Yellowstone Science

Barber, S. M., L. D. Mech, and P. J. White. 2005. Yellowstone elk calf mortality following wolf restoration: Bears remain top summer predators In Yellowstone Science. Vol. 13(3): 37–44.
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Boyce, M. S. 1997. The grizzly bears of Yellowstone: Their ecology in the Yellowstone ecosystem (book review). In Yellowstone Science. Vol. 5(1): 18–20.
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French, S. and M. French. 1995. Grizzly bear natural history goes high-tech in Yellowstone (interview). In Yellowstone Science. Vol. 3(2): 8–15.
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Gillin, C. M., F. M. Hammond, and C. M. Peterson. 1995. Aversive conditioning of grizzly bears: Can bears be taught to stay out of trouble? In Yellowstone Science. Vol. 3(1): 2–7.
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Gunther, K. and H. Hoekstra. 1996. Bear-inflicted human injuries in Yellowstone, 1970-1994: A cautionary and instructive guide to who gets hurt and why In Yellowstone Science. Vol. 4(1): 2–9.
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Gunther, K. A. 2008. Management, monitoring, and conservation of grizzly bears in Yellowstone National Park after delisting In Yellowstone Science. Vol. 16(2): 30–34.
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Gunther, K. A. and M. J. Biel. 2002. Nature notes: Evidence of grizzly bear predation on a black bear in Hayden Valley. Vol. 10(4): 22–24.
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Gunther, K. A. and T. Wyman. 2008. Human habituated bears: The next challenge in bear management in Yellowstone National Park In Yellowstone Science. Vol. 16(2): 35–41.
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Haroldson, M. A., K. A. Gunther, and T. Wyman. 2008. Nature notes: Possible grizzly cub adoption in Yellowstone National Park In Yellowstone Science. Vol. 16(2): 42–44.
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Haroldson, M. A., C. C. Schwartz, and K. A. Gunther. 2008. Grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem: From garbage, controversy, and decline to recovery In Yellowstone Science. Vol. 16(2): 13–24.
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Herrero, S. 1996. Saving North America's grizzly bear ecosystems (interview) In Yellowstone Science. Vol. 4(3): 14–19.
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Johnson, M. 1992. Bugged bears and collared cougars: The rewards and challenges of wildlife radiotelemetry In Yellowstone Science. Vol. 1(1): 6–9.
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Johnson, V. K. 2001. Trends in rural residential development in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem since the listing of the grizzly bear, 1975-1998 In Yellowstone Science. Vol. 9(2): 2–9.
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Knight, R. R. 1998. A parting chat with a 24-year veteran of Yellowstone's grizzly bear wars (interview) In Yellowstone Science. Vol. 6(1): 2–9.
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Meagher, M. 2008. Bears in transition, 1959-1970s. In Yellowstone Science. Vol. 16(2): 5–12.
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Robbins, C. T., C. C. Schwartz, K. A. Gunther, and C. Servheen. 2006. Grizzly bear nutrition and ecology studies in Yellowstone National Park. In Yellowstone Science. Vol. 14(3): 19–26.
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Varley, N. 2001. Grizzly predation on a bison calf In Yellowstone Science. Vol. 9(3)6–7.
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Wyman, T. 2001. Grizzly bear attacks bull bison In Yellowstone Science. Vol. 9(3)7–8.
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Selected References

Biel, A. W. 2004. Yellowstone wildlife watching: A survey of visitor attitudes and desires. In A. W. Biel, ed., Beyond the arch: Community and conservation in Greater Yellowstone and East Africa: Proceedings of the 7th Biennial Scientific Conference on the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, 328-340. Yellowstone National Park, WY : Yellowstone Center for Resources.
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Craighead, J. C., J. S. Sumner, and J. A. Mitchell. 1995. The grizzly bears of Yellowstone: Their ecology in the Yellowstone ecosystem. Washington, DC: Island Press.
Felicetti, L. A., C. C. Schwartz, R. O. Rye, M. A. Haroldson, K. A. Gunther, D. L. Phillips, and C. T. Robbins. 2003. Use of sulfur and nitrogen stable isotopes to determine the importance of whitebark pine nuts to Yellowstone grizzly bears. Canadian Journal of Zoology 81(5):763-770. Abstract
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Felicetti, L. A., C. C. Schwartz, R. O. Rye, K. A. Gunther, J. G. Crock, M. A. Haroldson, L. Waits, and Robbins. 2004. Use of naturally occurring mercury to determine the importance of cutthroat trout to Yellowstone grizzly bears. Canadian Journal of Zoology 82(3):493-501. Abstract
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Gunther, K. A. 1994. Bear management in Yellowstone National Park, 1960–93. International Conference on Bear Research and Management 9(1):549-560.
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Gunther, K. A. 1994. Yellowstone National Park, Bear Management Plan, Edited by National Park Service, Yellowstone National Park, Bear Management Office.
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Gunther, K. A., M. A. Haroldson, K. Frey, S. L. Cain, J. Copeland, and C. C. Schwartz. 2004. Grizzly bear-human conflicts in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, 1992-2000. Ursus 15(1):10-22. Abstract
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Haroldson, M. A., M. A. Ternent, K. A. Gunther, and C. C. Schwartz. 2002. Grizzly bear denning chronology and movements in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Ursus 13:29-37. Abstract
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Haroldson, M. A., K. A. Gunther, D. P. Reinhart, R. P. Shannon, C. Cegelski, L. Waits, T. Wyman, and J. Smith. 2005. Changing numbers of spawning cutthroat trout in tributary streams of Yellowstone Lake and estimates of grizzly bears visiting streams from DNA. Ursus 16(2):167-180. Abstract
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Haroldson, M. A., C. C. Schwartz, K. C. Kendall, K. A. Gunther, D. S. Moody, K. Frey, and D. Paetkau. 2010. Genetic analysis of individual origins supports isolation of grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Ursus 1:1-13.
Herrero, S., T. Smith, T. D. DeBruyn, K. Gunther, and C. A. Matt. 2005. Brown bear habituation to people: Safety, risks, and benefits. Wildlife Society Bulletin 33(1):362-373. Abstract
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Hopkins, J. B., S. Herrero, R. T. Shideler, K. A. Gunther, C. C. Schwartz, and S. T. Kalinowski. 2010. A proposed lexicon of terms and concepts for human-bear management in North America. Ursus 21(2):154-168.
Schullery, P. 1992. The bears of Yellowstone. Worland: High Plains Publishing Company.
Schwartz, C. C., M. A. Haroldson, G. C. White, R. B. Harris, S. Cherry, K. A. Keating, D. Moody, and C. Servheen. 2006. Temporal, spatial, and environmental influences on the demographics of grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Wildlife Monographs 161(1):1-68.
Schwartz, C. C., M. A. Haroldson, and G. C. White. 2010. Hazards affecting grizzly bear survival in the greater Yellowstone ecosystem. Journal of Wildlife Management 74(4):654-667.
Schwartz, C. C., M. A. Haroldson, K. West, and et al. Yellowstone grizzly bear investigations: Annual reports of the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team, Edited by US Department of the Interior. Bozeman, MT.

Internet Links

The Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team. US Geological Survey. National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, Forest Service, Wyoming Game and Fish Department, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Idaho Fish and Game, Shoshone Arapahoe Tribes Wind River Fish and Game. Abstract
International Association for Bear Research and Management. International Association for Bear Research and Management.
US Fish and Wildlife Service. Grizzly bear recovery: Yellowstone Ecosystem. US Fish and Wildlife Service, Mountain-Prairie Region, Endangered Species Program.