Trends in the Spatial Distribution
of Asiatic Black Bear Cubs

K. V. Skripova

Ussuri Nature Reserve, Far East Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences,

ul. Nekrasova 1, Ussuriisk, Primorskii krai, 692519 Russia;

e-mail: medvedi_2003@rambler.ru

Received November 19, 2007

Abstract—Trends in adaptation to new habitats of orphaned bear cubs in the period of rearing and after release
into the wild have been revealed. The pattern of their distribution in a biotope is contingent on its exploration
in search for food, with the intensity and scale of this process increasing as the animals grow. The results indi-
cate that the methods of rearing used in the Ussuri Nature Reserve are effective and promising.

DOI: 10.1134/S106741360901010X

Key words: Asiatic black bear, orphaned bear cubs, reintroduction, adaptation.

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