Another presentation I gave to my Animal Science 500 class. From the time I first started working with orphaned black bear cubs, I have been interested in human-bear conflicts. My presentation outlines how "nuisance" black bears are commonly dealt with in North America.

1. POP QUIZ: Do these foods have anything in common? 25 hamburgers 3 kg nuts 8 ½ cheese pizzas 36 kg fruit 3 ½ kg sunflower seeds

2. NUISANCE BLACK BEARS Meghann Cant February 25, 2008

5. BECOMING A NUISANCE BEAR

8. DEALING WITH A NUISANCE BEAR

10. AVERSIVE CONDITIONING (McCarthy and Seavoy 1994)

12. TRANSLOCATION (Landriault et al . 2006)

14. ANY QUESTIONS? Photos courtesy of Verity Catt