The Vassfaret Brown Population in Central-South Norway No Longer Detectable

January 1, 1994

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Until recently, the Vassfaret area has been the last well-documented area inhabited by brown bears (Ursus arctos) in central-south Norway. In an intensive bear survey during 1990-91 a total distance of 3,126 km of line transects was examined. No bear tracks or other signs of bears were discovered, and the Vassfaret area probably does not support a brown bear population any more. An 18-year-old female shot in 1956 was the last brown bear known to have been killed in this region of Norway. The distribution of bear reports from 1956 to 1988 support the hypothesis that the presence of bear may be explained by the continued presence of one or a few females born before 1956.

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