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On the distribution and status of the Brown Bear, Ursus arctos, and the Asiatic Black Bear, U. thibetanus, in Iran

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Abstract

The Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) can be found in large parts of the Elburz and the Zagros mountain ranges but reaches remarkable densities only in the decidous forests on the northern slopes of the Elburz mountains. The Asiatic Black Bear (Ursus thibetanus) is confined to some south-eastern provinces of Iran and is on the verge of extinction.

Kurzfassung

Das Verbreitungsgebiet des Braunbären (Ursus arctos) erstreckt sich über weite Teile des Elburz und des Zagros-Gebirges, hohe Dichten findet man jedoch nur im Laubwaldbereich auf der Nordseite des Elburz. Die Verbreitung des Schwarzbären (Ursus thibetanus) ist im Iran auf einige Gebiete des Südostens beschränkt; die Art ist vom Aussterben bedroht.

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