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RESEARCH PAPERS

Comparison of behaviors of black bears with and without habituation to humans and supplemental research feeding

Comparison of behaviors of black bears with and without habituation to humans and supplemental research feeding

by Roger A. Powell, Susan A. Mansfield and Lynn L Rogers

October 5, 2022

Comparison of behaviors of black bears with and without habituation to humans and supplemental research feeding
Effects of Food Supply and Kinship on Social Behavior, Movements, and Population Growth of Black Bears in Northeastern Minnesota

Effects of Food Supply and Kinship on Social Behavior, Movements, and Population Growth of Black Bears in Northeastern Minnesota

by Lynn L. Rogers

April 1987

Effects of Food Supply and Kinship on Social Behavior, Movements, and Population Growth of Black Bears in Northeastern Minnesota
Do Bears That Lose Their Fear of People Become More Likely to Attack?

Do Bears That Lose Their Fear of People Become More Likely to Attack?

Becklund, J.; DeBruyn, T.; Herrero, S., T. Smith, T. D. DeBruyn, K. Gunther, and C. A. Matt.; Rogers, L. L., and G. W. Wilker; Stringham, S. F; Tate, J. 

Do Bears That Lose Their Fear of People Become More Likely to Attack?
To Feed or Not to Feed

To Feed or Not to Feed

Wildlife Research Institute

Lynn L. Rogers

October 1, 2021

To Feed or Not to Feed
Are Brown Bears Less Aggressive in Europe Than in North America?

Are Brown Bears Less Aggressive in Europe Than in North
America?

Stephen F. Stringham and Lynn L. Rogers 

Are Brown Bears Less Aggressive in Europe Than in North America?
Behavior in Free-Living American Black Bear Dens: Parturition, Maternal Care, and Cub Behavior

Behavior in Free-Living American Black Bear Dens: Parturition, Maternal Care, and Cub Behavior

Lynn L. Rogers 1, Linda McColley 1, Janet Dalton 1, Jim Stroner 1, Douglas Hajicek 2, AdamPartin 3 and Gordon M.Burghardt 3,4,*

Behavior in Free-Living American Black Bear Dens: Parturition, Maternal Care, and Cub Behavior
Bed site selection by female North American black bears

Bed site selection by female North American black bears

by Susan A. Mansfield, Lynn L Rogers, Sean Robison, and Roger A. Powell

December 15, 2021

Bed site selection by female North American black bears
Does diversionary feeding create nuisance bears and jeopardize public safety?

Does diversionary feeding create nuisance bears and jeopardize public safety?

Lynn  L. Rogers

Does diversionary feeding create nuisance bears and jeopardize public safety?
Behavior of supplementally-fed black bears in Eagles Nest Township, Minnesota

Behavior of supplementally-fed black bears in Eagles Nest Township, Minnesota

Lynn  L. Rogers and

Susan  A.  Mansfield

Behavior of supplementally-fed black bears in Eagles Nest Township, Minnesota
Status of Minnesota Black Bears 2022 Harvests, Complaints, Foods, and Population Trend Estimates

Status of Minnesota Black Bears 2022 Harvests, Complaints, Foods, and Population Trend Estimates

February 9,  2023

Final Report to Bear  Committee 

Andrew  N.  Tri

Status of Minnesota Black Bears 2022 Harvests, Complaints, Foods, and Population Trend Estimates
Status of Minnesota Black Bears 2023 Harvests, Complaints, Foods, and Population Trend Estimates

Status of Minnesota Black Bears 2023 Harvests, Complaints, Foods, and Population Trend Estimates

February 8,  2024

Final Report to Bear  Committee 

Andrew  N.  Tri

Status of Minnesota Black Bears 2023 Harvests, Complaints, Foods, and Population Trend Estimates
Status of Minnesota Black Bears 2024 Harvests, Complaints, Foods, and Population Trend Estimates

Status of Minnesota Black Bears 2024 Harvests, Complaints, Foods, and Population Trend Estimates

February 25,  2025

Final Report to Bear  Committee 

Andrew  N.  Tri

Status of Minnesota Black Bears 2024 Harvests, Complaints, Foods, and Population Trend Estimates
Status of Minnesota Black Bears 2025 Harvests, Complaints, Foods, and Population Trend Estimates

Status of Minnesota Black Bears 2025 Harvests, Complaints, Foods, and Population Trend Estimates

February 20,  2026

Final Report to Bear  Committee 

Andrew  N.  Tri

Status of Minnesota Black Bears 2025 Harvests, Complaints, Foods, and Population Trend Estimates
Reactions of Free-Ranging Black Bears to Capsaicin Spray Repellent

Reactions of Free-Ranging Black Bears to Capsaicin Spray Repellent

Lynn L. Rogers

Reactions of Free-Ranging Black Bears to Capsaicin Spray Repellent
Effects of Mast and Berry Crop Failures on Survival, Growth, and Reproductive Success of Black Bears

Effects of Mast and Berry Crop Failures on Survival, Growth, and Reproductive Success of Black Bears

Lynn L. Rogers

Effects of Mast and Berry Crop Failures on Survival, Growth, and Reproductive Success of Black Bears
Have Black and Grizzly Bears Become More Dangerous? Insights From Human-Bear Fatality Trends

Have Black and Grizzly Bears Become More Dangerous? Insights From Human-Bear Fatality Trends

Stephen F. Stringham, Lynn L. Rogers, and Ann Bryant (2019)

Have Black and Grizzly Bears Become More Dangerous? Insights From Human-Bear Fatality Trends
Fear of Humans by Bears and Other Animals (Anthropophobia): How Much is Natural?

Fear of Humans by Bears and Other Animals (Anthropophobia): How Much is Natural?

Stringham, Stephen F. and Lynn L. Rogers. (2017)

Fear of Humans by Bears and Other Animals (Anthropophobia): How Much is Natural?
Does diversionary feeding create nuisance bears and jeopardize public safety?

Does diversionary feeding create nuisance bears and jeopardize public safety?

Rogers, L. L. 2010

Does diversionary feeding create nuisance bears and jeopardize public safety?
Black bears and the oak resource in northeastern Minnesota.

Black bears and the oak resource in northeastern Minnesota.

Rogers, L. L., and E. L. Lindquist. 1991

Black bears and the oak resource in northeastern Minnesota.
Grizzly bear and American black bear interactions with people in Yellowstone National Park

Grizzly bear and American black bear interactions with people in Yellowstone National Park

Gunther, Kerry A., Atkins, Kelly M., Wyman, Travis C., and Reinertson, Eric G.

Grizzly bear and American black bear interactions with people in Yellowstone National Park
Beyond the Numbers: The Hidden Fragility of Animal Societies

Beyond the Numbers: The Hidden
Fragility of Animal Societies

by Jul 9, 2025

Beyond the Numbers: The Hidden Fragility of Animal Societies
The Quiet Undoing of Distance: A Story of Transformation and Coexistence

The Quiet Undoing of Distance: A Story of Transformation and Coexistence

A review of Trina Moyles’s Black Bear: A Story of Siblinghood and Survival

The Quiet Undoing of Distance: A Story of Transformation and Coexistence
A Bear is not just a Bear: Recognizing the Individual in Wildlife Conservation

A Bear is not just a Bear: Recognizing the Individual in Wildlife Conservation

Gosia Bryja, PhD   Dec 20, 2023

A Bear is not just a Bear: Recognizing the Individual in Wildlife Conservation
Vocal and Non-Vocal Communication of American Black Bears

Vocal and Non-Vocal Communication of American Black Bears

February 3, 2026 - Benjamin Kilham, James R. Spotila and Andrew A. Timmins 

Vocal and Non-Vocal Communication of American Black Bears
Spring Hunts Orphan Cubs

Spring Hunts Orphan Cubs

April 20th, 1999 - Affidavit of Dr. L.L. Rogers

Spring Hunts Orphan Cubs
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