Food habits of American black bears as a metric for direct management of human–bear conflict in Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California

• Published in: Ursus (International Association for Bear Research and Management) Vol. 20; no. 2; pp. 94 - 101
• Main Authors: Greenleaf, Schuyler S, Matthews, Sean M, Wright, R. Gerald, Beecham, John J, Leithead, H. Malia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Association for Bear Research and Management 01.11.2009; International Association for Bear Research and Management
• Subjects: American black bear; Animal feeding behavior; Bears; Black bears; California; Feeding habits; Food; Food availability; food habits; Grizzly bears; Habitats; habituation; human–bear conflict; National parks; non-native vegetation; Orchards; tourism; Ursus; Ursus americanus; Wildlife management; Yosemite National Park; Yosemite Valley

The management of human–American black bear (Ursus americanus) conflict has been of significant concern for Yosemite National Park (YNP) personnel since the 1920s. Park managers implemented the YNP Human–Bear Management Plan in 1975 in an effort to reduce human–bear conflicts, especially in the exte...