Datasets / Bear study, Karluk Lake, 1954: 1954 summer report


Bear study, Karluk Lake, 1954: 1954 summer report

Published By US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior

Issued over 9 years ago

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Summary

Type of release
a one-off release of a single dataset

Data Licence
Not Applicable

Content Licence
Creative Commons CCZero

Verification
automatically awarded

Description

Using methods similar to those of 1952, a population of 132 was estimated for the area, a density of 1.65 bears per square mile. Two years ago the estimate was 124 and 1.55 the density. Distribution of age classes was also similar with a good cub seasonal and yearling crop, representing 38 of the total 1952, 41.The adults, best trophies, made up 29 in both years.