External Workshops
Abstract Deadline Extended to February 7th-Eastern Black Bear Workshop
Abstract Submission Deadline Extended to February 7th, 2025.
Abstract Submission Deadline Extended to February 7th, 2025.
The IUCN SSC Bear Specialist Group is seeking to hire a part-time Program Officer. Deadline to apply is 31 January 2025.
The newest edition of International Bear News is now available for download.
The 28th IBA Conference is certified carbon neutral!
We're looking for the next cover photo for Volume 36 of IBA's peer-reviewed journal, URSUS. Deadline to submit photos is 15 January 2025.
This volume provides two new open access articles discussing grizzly bear behaviour in Alaska and habitat selection of the Himalayan brown bear in India. IBA members can access all URSUS articles through the BioOne link in the members area.
This volume provides two new open access articles discussing infanticide by polar bears in Hudson Bay and body weight fluctuations in Asiatic black bears.
Members can access all URSUS articles now through the BioOne link in the members area.
In collaboration with the Large Carnivore Initiative for Europe (LCIE), IBA has released a statement regarding recent bear management practices in the Slovak Republic. This statement has been formally sent to the Ministry of the Environment of the Slovak Republic and the European Commission Directorate-General for Environment.
This volume provides two new papers focusing on the interactions between people and the two bear species in Yellowstone National Park, plus an article on female Polar bears in Hudson Bay. Members can access the full articles now through the BioOne link in the members area.
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