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

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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.