Brown Bear (Ursus arctos piscator) Reaction to Humans on Kamchatka

January 1, 1994

Brown Bear (Ursus arctos piscator) Reaction to Humans on Kamchatka

I documented 270 personal encounters with brown bears (Ursus arctos piscator) when the latter detected my presence. Bear reactions were avoidance (70%), determine human and move away (14%), indifference (12%), threat demonstration (3%), and attack (1%). I also analyzed the causes and circumstances of 15 bear attacks on humans.

Author(s) Igor A. Revenko
Volume 9
Issue
Pages 107-108
Publication Date 1 January 1994
DOI 10.2307/3872689
File Size 81.11 KB
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