. The Canadian field-naturalist. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. 2006 Landkiaul'i, , Hamr, and Mallcjky: Long-range Homing 59 Hearst. 100 KilonEtetj 'IGURE 1. Capture and release locations for nuisance Black Bear LR04. Black circles represent the capture locations and grey circles represent release locations. The thin black lines on the map correspond to the two-lane paved provincial highways along the relocation routes, while the shaded squares are cities and small towns along these routes. Irregu- lar shaded areas are lakes. ion distances may explain how she was able to home mcces


. The Canadian field-naturalist. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. 2006 Landkiaul'i, , Hamr, and Mallcjky: Long-range Homing 59 Hearst. 100 KilonEtetj 'IGURE 1. Capture and release locations for nuisance Black Bear LR04. Black circles represent the capture locations and grey circles represent release locations. The thin black lines on the map correspond to the two-lane paved provincial highways along the relocation routes, while the shaded squares are cities and small towns along these routes. Irregu- lar shaded areas are lakes. ion distances may explain how she was able to home mccessfuily over a longer distance than any previous- y reported for a Black Bear. \cknowledgments Funding for this research was provided by The Fed- eration of Ontario Naturalists, the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, the Ontario Federation of Anglers md Hunters, the Bear Alliance-Canada. Laurentian University, and Cambrian College. Literature Cited Ut, G. L., G. J. Matula, F. W. Alt, and J. S. Lindzey. 1977. Movements of translocated nuisance black bears of north- eastern Pennsylvania. Transactions of the Northeast Fish and Wildlife Conference 34: 119-126. Anderson, P. K., G. E. Heinsohn, P. H. Whitney, and J. P. Huang. 1977. Miis imiscuhis and Peromyscits maniciilatus: homing ability in relation to habitat utilization. Canadian Journal of Zoology 55: 169-182. Belant, J. L. 1992. Homing of relocated raccoons. Procyon lotor. Canadian Field-Naturalist 106: 382-384. Blanchard, B. M., and R. R. Knight. 1995. Biological con- sequences of relocating grizzly bears in the Yellow stone ecosystem. Journal of Wildlife Management 59: 560-565. Bovet, J. 1968. Trails of deer mice {Peromyscits maniculatus) traveling on the snow while homing. Journal of Mam- malogy 49: 713-725. Bovet, J. 1995. Homing in red squirrels (Tamiasciurus hud- sonicus): the importance of going straight. Ethology 101: 1-9. Elowe, K. D., and W. E. Dodge. 1989. Factors affecting black bear reproductive success and cub


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