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Grizzly bears detected at ecotourism sites are less likely than predicted by chance to encounter conflict

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Field, Kate A., Moody, Jason E., Levi, Taal, Darimont, Chris T. (2025): Grizzly bears detected at ecotourism sites are less likely than predicted by chance to encounter conflict. Canadian Journal of Zoology 103 (6): 1-11, DOI: 10.1139/cjz-2024-0102, URL: https://doi.org/10.1139/cjz-2024-0102

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