Using activity data to estimate brown bear den exit and entry dates
Baptiste Brault, Jeanne Clermont, Andreas Zedrosser, Andrea Friebe, Jonas Kindberg, Fanie Pelletier
This paper estimates brown bear den entry and exit dates using accelerometer data, showing it outperforms GPS-based methods by distinguishing true inactivity from presence at the den.
Animal Biotelemetry · Jul 19, 2026Peer-reviewedAnimal Behavior & Cognition