Co-occupancy of a den by a pair of Great Basin black bears

Authors

John M. Goodrich, University of Nevada, Reno
San J. Stiver, Nevada Department of Wildlife, Reno

Abstract

An adult male and an adult female black bear (Ursus americanus) were found in the same den in the Carson Range of the Sierra Nevada in Nevada. Co-occupancy of dens is very rare, and such behavior has never been previously reported for adult bears of opposite sex.

Recommended Citation

Goodrich, John M. and Stiver, San J. (1989) "Co-occupancy of a den by a pair of Great Basin black bears," Great Basin Naturalist: Vol. 49: No. 3, Article 6.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/gbn/vol49/iss3/6