Michael R. Conover
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Numbers of Human Fatalities, Injuries, and Illnesses in the United States Due to Wildlife Open
I reviewed published and unpublished papers, government reports, and websites to estimate how many people are injured or killed each year by wildlife or stricken by a zoonotic disease. Over 47,000 people annually in the United States sough…
Best Management Practices in Counting Urban Black Bears Open
DNA-based capture-mark-recapture (CMR) techniques are commonly used to obtain population parameters of black bears (Ursus americanus) in rural and wildland landscapes; however, these techniques have not been implemented in urban clusters (…
Thank Goodness they got all the Dragons: Wildlife Damage Management Through the Ages Open
Whenever the needs both of humans and wildlife overlap, there is a potential for wildlife damage to occur. Wildlife damage has been an issue throughout human history. Typical history essays about wildlife damage management (WDM) examine a …
Microhabitat Selection by Greater Sage-Grouse Hens During Brood Rearing Open
Greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) populations have declined throughout the western United States over the past century. Loss of large stands of sagebrush is a major factor leading to the decline of sage-grouse populations. We…
Declining Populations of Greater Sage-Grouse: Where and Why Open
Scientists have been predicting the extinction of greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) since 1916, and sage-grouse populations have declined relentlessly during the last century despite attempts to reverse the decline. In this r…
Quantifying overlap and fitness consequences of migration strategy with seasonal habitat use and a conservation policy Open
Our study aimed to delineate seasonal habitats and assess differential fitness related to migration strategy and seasonal habitat use of greater sage‐grouse ( Centrocercus urophasianus , hereafter “sage‐grouse”). In addition, we evaluated …
Comparing Urban and Wildland Bear Densities with a DNA-Based Capture-Mark-Recapture Approach Open
California’s black bear (Ursus americanus) population has tripled over the last 3 decades, causing an increased incidence of human–bear conflicts, many of which now occur in urban areas. Consequently, it is imperative that bear managers ha…
Microhabitat Conditions in Wyoming’s Sage-Grouse Core Areas: Effects on Nest Site Selection and Success Open
The purpose of our study was to identify microhabitat characteristics of greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) nest site selection and survival to determine the quality of sage-grouse habitat in 5 regions of central and southwest…