Seminar: Coexistence or conflict? Human-Black bear interactions in an anthropogenic context
PAST EVENT | 21 November 2023 17:30 - 21 November 2023 19:00
Dr Lise Aubry, Associate Professor at the Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology at Colorado State University, will be giving a free, open seminar on "Human-Black bear interactions in an anthropogenic context" on Tuesday 21st November from 5:30-7pm in the Harold Lee Room. All are welcome.
To join online, click here.
Full details of the talk may be found below.
Coexistence or conflict? Human-Black bear interactions in an anthropogenic context
In the northeastern U.S.A., populations of American black bears (Ursus americanus) have increased rapidly, more than any other black bear population across its range. One state in particular, New Jersey, currently sustains the highest coupled density of black bears and humans on the continent, making it an ideal place to study the spatio-temporal signature of human-bear interactions (HBI), which have been on the rise. The region offers a gradient of landscapes and resources, from soft and hard mast food resources within mature forests to abundant anthropogenic food subsidies such as rubbish in (sub)urban areas. In my talk, I will show how this heterogenous landscape supports fitness gains with heavier females and incredibly large litters, but also a high mortality cost driven by legal hunting, car-collision, and conflict management. Bears with a past history of HBI experience these benefits and costs more than others. Over the past 20 years, more than $12 million has been allocated towards black bear management in New Jersey. Our findings help guide management so that black bears can continue to thrive while minimizing human-bear conflicts and associated costs in the region.
About the seminar speaker: Dr Lise Aubry is an Associate Professor at the Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology at Colorado State University. She carried out her education in France (BSc and MSc), Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (Germany), and USA (USU, postdoc). Lise is currently doing a sabbatical at the University of Exeter.
Image: New jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife. https://dep.nj.gov/njfw/bears/
Seminar: Coexistence or conflict? Human-Black bear interactions in an anthropogenic context
PAST EVENT | 21 November 2023 17:30 - 21 November 2023 19:00
Dr Lise Aubry, Associate Professor at the Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology at Colorado State University, will be giving a free, open seminar on "Human-Black bear interactions in an anthropogenic context" on Tuesday 21st November from 5:30-7pm in the Harold Lee Room. All are welcome.
To join online, click here.
Full details of the talk may be found below.
Coexistence or conflict? Human-Black bear interactions in an anthropogenic context
In the northeastern U.S.A., populations of American black bears (Ursus americanus) have increased rapidly, more than any other black bear population across its range. One state in particular, New Jersey, currently sustains the highest coupled density of black bears and humans on the continent, making it an ideal place to study the spatio-temporal signature of human-bear interactions (HBI), which have been on the rise. The region offers a gradient of landscapes and resources, from soft and hard mast food resources within mature forests to abundant anthropogenic food subsidies such as rubbish in (sub)urban areas. In my talk, I will show how this heterogenous landscape supports fitness gains with heavier females and incredibly large litters, but also a high mortality cost driven by legal hunting, car-collision, and conflict management. Bears with a past history of HBI experience these benefits and costs more than others. Over the past 20 years, more than $12 million has been allocated towards black bear management in New Jersey. Our findings help guide management so that black bears can continue to thrive while minimizing human-bear conflicts and associated costs in the region.
About the seminar speaker: Dr Lise Aubry is an Associate Professor at the Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology at Colorado State University. She carried out her education in France (BSc and MSc), Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (Germany), and USA (USU, postdoc). Lise is currently doing a sabbatical at the University of Exeter.
Image: New jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife. https://dep.nj.gov/njfw/bears/