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Timber damage by black bears approaches to control the problem Cover Image E-book

Timber damage by black bears approaches to control the problem

Nolte, Dale L. (author.). Wagner, Kimberly K. (author.). Trent, Andy (author.). United States. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, (sponsoring body.). Technology & Development Program (U.S.), (issuing body.).

Summary: "Describes alternative approaches to controlling the damage black bears cause during the spring when they strip bark to eat the newly formed wood underneath. One bear might strip as many as 70 trees in a day. The trees will be damaged and may be killed if the bark is stripped all the way around the tree, girdling it. Bears appear to strip the most vigorous trees, preferring stands that have been thinned, or those where urea fertilizer has been applied. Bears also appear to prefer trees with a high concentration of sugars relative to the concentration of terpenes. Pruning decreases the sugar-to-terpene ratio, reducing the likelihood that trees will be stripped by bears. Bears generally quit stripping trees once other foods become available during the late spring or early summer. One approach to reducing damage has been to provide supplemental feed (pellets resembling dog food) in stands being damaged by bears. In one study, damage was just one-fifth as much in stands with feeders as in stands without feeders. Killing bears in areas where trees are being stripped can also reduce damage. Other approaches, such as relocation, contraception or sterilization, or repellents, are not generally practical for protecting forest plantations."

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  • Physical Description: electronic resource
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    1 online resource (10 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)
  • Publisher: Missoula, MT : United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Technology and Development Program, 2003.

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General Note:
"0324-2832-MTDC"--Cover.
"2400 Timber"--Cover.
"3E32E84-Animal damage management."
"In cooperation with United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service"--Cover.
"November 2003."
In scope of the U.S. Government Publishing Office Catalog and Indexing Program (C&I) and Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP).
Reproduction Note:
Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified]: HathiTrust Digital Library. 2024.
System Details Note:
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
Source of Description Note:
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (USDA FS, viewed June 2, 2025).

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Subject:
Forest protection Northwest, Pacific
Timber Diseases and pests Control Northwest, Pacific
Black bear Northwest, Pacific
Wildlife management Northwest, Pacific
Ursus americanus
Carbohydrates
Girdling
Plantations
Afforestation
Repellents
Silviculture
Sugars
Terpenoids

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Timber damage by black bears.
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