Black Bear References & Links
Legislation and Management Documents
Yellowstone Science Articles
Selected References
Internet Links
Legislation and Management Documents
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Yellowstone Science Articles
Gunther, K. A., and H. Hoekstra. 1996. Bear-inflicted human injuries in Yellowstone, 1970–94, 4:1
Pritchard, J. Book review: Do (Not) Feed the Bears: The Fitful History of Wildlife and Tourists in Yellowstone, by Alice Wondrak Biel, 14:3
Barnes, V. G., and O. E. Bray. 1967. Population characteristics and activities of black bears in Yellowstone National Park. Final report, Colorado Wildlife Research Unit, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado. 199 pp.
Beecham, J. J., D. G. Reynolds, and M. G. Hornocker. 1983. Black bear denning activities and den characteristics in west-central Idaho. International Conference on Bear Research and Management 5:79–86.
Brown, G. 1993. The Great Bear Almanac. New York: Lyons & Burford. 325pp.
Gunther, K. A., M. J. Biel, N. Anderson, and L. Waits. 2002. Probable grizzly predation on an American black bear in Yellowstone National Park. Ursus 13:372–374. (Link)
Herrero, S. 1978. A comparison of some features of the evolution, ecology and behavior of black and grizzly/brown bears. Carnivore 1(1):7–17.
Herrero, S. 1985. Bear attacks: Their causes and avoidance. New York: Nick Lyons Books.
Irwin, L. L., and F. M. Hammond. 1985. Managing black bear habitats for food items in Wyoming. Wildlife Society Bulletin 13(4):477–483. (Link)
Jacoby, M. E., G. V. Hilderbrand, C, Servheen, C. C. Schwartz, S. M. Arthur, T. A. Hanley, C. T. Robbins, R. Michener. 1999. Trophic relations of brown and black bears in several western North American ecosystems. The Journal of Wildlife Management 63(3): 921–929 (Link)
Mack, J. A. 1988. Ecology of black bears on the Beartooth face, south-central Montana. M.S. thesis, Montana State University, Bozeman. 119 pp.
Schullery, P. 1992. The Bears of Yellowstone. Worland: High Plains Publishing Co.
Schullery, P. 1991. Yellowstone Bear Tales. Boulder: Roberts Rinehart.
Official Yellowstone website: Bears
Official Yellowstone website: Bear-wolf interactions
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
IUCN: International Association for Bear Research & Management
NPS Yellowstone Photographs (Public domain): Black Bears
