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The International Association for Bear Research and Management (IBA), sometimes shortened to International Bear Association, is a professional organization for biologists, wildlife managers and others which focuses on
wildlife conservation Wildlife conservation refers to the practice of protecting wild species and their habitats in order to maintain healthy wildlife species or populations and to restore, protect or enhance natural ecosystems. Major threats to wildlife include habita ...
of the eight species of
bear Bears are carnivoran mammals of the family Ursidae. They are classified as caniforms, or doglike carnivorans. Although only eight species of bears are extant, they are widespread, appearing in a wide variety of habitats throughout the Nor ...
. The organization has over 550 members in 50 countries. Its focuses are scientific management of bears; research, distribution of information, and international conferences on bear biology, ecology and management.


Conferences and publications

The IBA hosts at least one conference in North America and at least one in Eurasia every three years. The 2013 conference was the 22nd, and took place September 15–21, 2013, in Provo, Utah, US. The first was held during August 1968 in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada. The IBA partners with the
Bear Specialist Group Bears are carnivoran mammals of the family Ursidae. They are classified as caniforms, or doglike carnivorans. Although only eight species of bears are extant, they are widespread, appearing in a wide variety of habitats throughout the Nor ...
(BSG), of the
World Conservation Union The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natu ...
(IUCN) and its
Species Survival Commission The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natur ...
, to publish the quarterly newsletter ''International Bear News''. The IBA also publishes peer-reviewed manuscripts in the scientific journal ''
Ursus Ursus is Latin for bear. It may also refer to: Animals * ''Ursus'' (mammal), a genus of bears People * Ursus of Aosta, 6th-century evangelist * Ursus of Auxerre, 6th-century bishop * Ursus of Solothurn, 3rd-century martyr * Ursus (''praefectus ...
'' which has two issues per year. Prior to ''Ursus'', conference proceedings included invited papers and papers presented at the conferences published as ''Bears: Their Biology and Management'' and later ''International Conference on Bear Research and Management''.


See also

*
Bear conservation Bear conservation refers to the management of bears and their habitat with a view to preventing their extinction. Bears face serious threats on many fronts, most of which are due to human activity. Whether indirect, as in human encroachment on th ...


References

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External links


IBA web site
Conservation and environmental foundations in the United States Bear conservation