News tagged with bear population

Study of wolves will help scientists predict climate effects on endangered animals

Scientists studying populations of gray wolves in the USA's Yellowstone National Park have developed a way to predict how changes in the environment will impact on the animals' number, body size and genetics, amongst other ...

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 01, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Polar bears no longer on 'thin ice': researchers say polar bears could face brighter future

In the snowy spring of 2009, Portland-based Marcot traveled with several colleagues onto the frozen Arctic Ocean north of Alaska to study and survey polar bear populations. These findings may have implications ...

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 21, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (11) | comments 18

French male bears in immediate need of more females

The population of brown bears (Ursus arctos) in France is now so small that the species might become extinct in the near future. However, there is new hope in the form of new research published October 28 in the open-access, peer-r ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers Look to Better Understand Extinction Processes of Mammals

As the human population continues to grow and resource demands soar, biodiversity conservation has never been more critical said University of New Mexico Biology Department postdoctoral researchers Ana Davidson and Marcus ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jun 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0