Projected shifts in the distribution range of Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) in the Hindu Kush Himalaya due to climate change

B Zahoor, X Liu, L Kumar, Y Dai, BR Tripathy… - Ecological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Climate change is one of the main threats to many vulnerable species, including the Asiatic
black bear (Ursus thibetnus), due to disruption in biological and ethological responses …

Impact of climate change on Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) and its autumn diet in the northern highlands of Pakistan

B Zahoor, X Liu, B Ahmad, L Kumar… - Global Change …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Approximately 20%–30% of plant and animal species are at risk of extinction by the
end of the 21st century owing to climate change. Range shifts and range contractions in …

[HTML][HTML] Identifying stable and overlapping habitats for a predator (common leopard) and prey species (Himalayan grey goral & Himalayan grey langur) in northern …

B Zahoor, M Songer, X Liu, Q Huang, Y Dai - Global Ecology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Global warming due to anthropogenic activities has alarming effects on biodiversity. It could
negatively impact the interactions between predators and their prey by shifting or eliminating …

Activity pattern study of Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) in the Qinling Mountains, China, by using infrared camera traps

B Zahoor, X Liu, P Wu, W Sun, X Jia, Z Lv… - … Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
The study of activity patterns is important for understanding the capacity of animals for
adapting their behavior based on their habitat conditions. Among bears, daily activity …

The impact of climate change on three indicator Galliformes species in the northern highlands of Pakistan

B Zahoor, X Liu, M Songer - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
The rise in global temperature is one of the main threats of extinction to many vulnerable
species by the twenty-first century. The negative impacts of climate change on the northern …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing Human–Asiatic Black Bear (Ursus Thibetanus) Conflicts in Kumrat Valley—Western Flanks of Hindu Kush Region, Northern Pakistan

RH Khattak, T Mehmood, L Teng, S Ahmad… - Global Ecology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The rapid expansion of the human population into wildlife habitats increases human-wildlife
conflicts (HWC) and threatens the survival of dwindling wildlife populations. HWCs are a …

Identifying the habitat suitability and built-in corridors for Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) movement in the northern highlands of Pakistan

B Zahoor, X Liu, Y Dai, L Kumar, M Songer - Ecological Informatics, 2022 - Elsevier
Identifying habitat suitability and potential corridors are important tools for biodiversity
conservation in the face of climate change. We modeled habitat suitability and simulated …

[HTML][HTML] Distribution, behavior and diet of the Asiatic black bear in human modified landscapes

H Fahimi, M Soofi, N Ahmadi, AT Qashqaei… - Basic and Applied …, 2024 - Elsevier
The broad negative effects of land-use conversion for agriculture on wildlife species are well
known, but few studies have evaluated how different land-use types impact spatiotemporal …

Activity patterns of Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) in the moist temperate forests of Machiara National Park, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan

B Zahoor, X Liu, B Ahmad - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract The Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) is an environmental indicator species
whose activity patterns may be highly impacted by habitat changes. We monitored the …

Negative interactions between humans and Asiatic black bears (Ursus thibetanus) in northern Pakistan

A Ali, I Uz Zaman, T Omer, S Ahmad… - … Science and Practice, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The conservation of the vulnerable Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) in Pakistan is
challenged by retaliatory killing, driven by negative interactions between people and bears …