Ursus includes a variety of articles on all aspects of bear management and research worldwide.  Original manuscripts are welcome.  In addition to manuscripts reporting original research, submissions may be based on thoughtful review and synthesis of previously-reported information, innovative philosophies and opinions, and public policy or legal aspects of wildlife conservation.  Notes of general interest are also welcome. Invited manuscripts will be clearly identified, but will still be subject to peer review.  All manuscripts must be in English.  All manuscripts are peer-reviewed, and subject to rigorous editorial standards.

Prospective authors are encouraged to read the “Instructions to Authors” section, where you can now download a pdf file of the paper by Ratti and Smith on writing in Journal of Wildlife Management style. For specifics, please see the latest issues of Ursus. To obtain back issues, see the “Back Issues” page.

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Rich Harris
Editor

Editor

Richard B. Harris, Missoula, Montana, USA

Advisory Board

Dave Garshelis, Grand Rapids, Minnesota, USA
Bruce McLellan, Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada
Harry Reynolds, Fairbanks, Alaska, USA
Chuck Schwartz, Bozeman, Montana, USA
Mike Vaughan, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA

Associate Editors

Jerry Belant, Mississippi State University
Eve Bellemain, University of Oslo
Cecily Costello, Consulting Wildlife Biologist
Malcolm Fitz-Earle, Capilano College
David Hamer, Northern Lights College
Grant Hilderbrand, Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Oscar Huygens, Larchant, France
John McDonald, US Fish and Wildlife Service
Craig McLaughlin, Utah Division of Wildlife
Owen Nevin, University of Cumbria, Penrith, UK
Shyamala Ratnayeke, Georgia Gwinnett College
Martyn Obbard, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
S. Sathyakumar, Wildlife Institute of India
Richard Shideler, Alaska Department of Fish and Game
William Siemer, Cornell University
Sandra Talbot, Alaska Science Center, US Geological Survey
Frank van Manen, University of Tennessee
John Waller, Glacier National Park