Viewpoint: The logic of using tracks and signs in predation incidents where bears are suspected
Citation
Mysterud, I. (1994). Viewpoint: The logic of using tracks and signs in predation incidents where bears are suspected. Journal of Range Management, 47(2), 112-113.Publisher
Society for Range ManagementJournal
Journal of Range ManagementDOI
10.2307/4002816Additional Links
https://rangelands.org/Abstract
Based on recent circumstances in connection with compensation of livestock killed by large, protected carnivores in Norway, this paper discusses what type of logic should be used to establish which animal is the perpetrator. We suggest that the use of a "modus tollens" logic based upon tracks and signs which are not found at the site is invalid for management purposes. Instead, we suggest "modus ponens" logic based upon what is actually found by a carcass.Type
textArticle
Language
enISSN
0022-409Xae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.2307/4002816