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Human injury inflicted by grizzly bears.
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Human injury inflicted by grizzly bears.

Author: S Herrero
Edition/Format: Article Article : English
Publication:Science (New York, N.Y.) 1970 Nov 6; 170(3958): 593-8
Database:From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) attacks resulting in human injury and known to have occurred in the national parks of North America were examined. Fifty-seven attacks in which 61 persons were injured took place in three national parks in the United States and accounted for 79 percent of the known injuries. The remaining 16 injuries occurred in four Canadian national parks. The 77 injured persons gives an  Read more...
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Document Type: Article
All Authors / Contributors: S Herrero
ISSN:0036-8075
OCLC Number: 103403220
Language Note: English
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Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) attacks resulting in human injury and known to have occurred in the national parks of North America were examined. Fifty-seven attacks in which 61 persons were injured took place in three national parks in the United States and accounted for 79 percent of the known injuries. The remaining 16 injuries occurred in four Canadian national parks. The 77 injured persons gives an injury rate of 1 person per 2 million visitors.

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