Noninvasive Studies
Use of remote camera systems to investigate efficiency of DNA-based sampling methods
This video footage was recorded between 2005 and 2007 at bear rub trees in Glacier National Park in northwest Montana.
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Bears
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![black bear smelling a bear rub tree](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090507015602im_/http://nrmsc.usgs.gov/files/norock/research/Kendall_RTbbrub2005_thumb.jpg) |
Video Description: Black bear rubbing on a tree regularly used by other bears in Glacier National Park, MT. Bear walks away from the tree in the bear trail (foot depressions in the ground made by multiple bears walking in the same place). USGS Northern Divide Bear Project remote video by J.Stetz/A.Macleod. May 12, 2005. Length: 27 seconds, File Size: 523 KB Clip: RB01v
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![black bear rubbing on a bear rub tree](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090507015602im_/http://nrmsc.usgs.gov/files/norock/research/Kendall_RTbbrub2006_thumb.jpg) |
Video Description: Black bear rubbing on a tree regularly used by other bears in Glacier National Park, MT. USGS Northern Divide Bear Project remote video by J.Stetz/A.Macleod. June 12, 2006. Length: 18 seconds, File Size: 349 KB Clip: RB02v
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![grizzly bear rubbing on a bear rub tree](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090507015602im_/http://nrmsc.usgs.gov/files/norock/research/Kendall_RTgrizrub2006_thumb.jpg) |
Video Description: Grizzly bear vigorously rubbing on a tree regularly used by other bears in Glacier National Park. USGS Northern Divide Bear Project remote video by J.Stetz/A.Macleod. August 12, 2006. Length: 27 seconds, File Size: 521 KB Clip: RB03v
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![grizzly bear rubbing on a decaying tree](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090507015602im_/http://nrmsc.usgs.gov/files/norock/research/Kendall_RT20070512ccfatgblog_thumb.jpg) |
Video Description: Grizzly bear rubbing, laying on, and excavating a decaying tree in Glacier National Park. The log shows long-term use by bears. May 12, 2007. Length: 1 minute 26 seconds, File Size: 1.59 MB Clip: RB04v
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![grizzly bear rubbing on a rub tree used by many other bears](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090507015602im_/http://nrmsc.usgs.gov/files/norock/research/Kendall_RT20070524ccgb_thumb.jpg) |
Video Description: Grizzly bear vigorously rubbing on a tree regularly used by bears in Glacier National Park. May 24, 2007. Length: 50 seconds, File Size: 977 KB Clip: RB05v
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![black bear rubbing on tree and investigates remote camera](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090507015602im_/http://nrmsc.usgs.gov/files/norock/research/Kendall_RT20070604ccblackrubandcamera_thumbb.jpg) |
Video Description: Black bear rubs on a tree regularly used by bears in Glacier National Park then approaches, sniffs, and swats the camera. June 4, 2007. Length: 1 minute 11 seconds, File Size: 1.32 MB Clip: RB06v
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![grizzly bear rubbing on tree, leaves, and returns](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090507015602im_/http://nrmsc.usgs.gov/files/norock/research/Kendall_RT20070527ccgb3rub_thumbb.jpg) |
Video Description: Grizzly bear sniffs and rubs on trees regularly used by bears in Glacier National Park then visits a log off screen and returns to the trees to rub again. May 27, 2007. Length: 1 minute 15 seconds, File Size: 1.42 MB Clip: RB07v
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![black bear cub rubbing on tree](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090507015602im_/http://nrmsc.usgs.gov/files/norock/research/Kendall_RT20070811ccbbcub_thumb.jpg) |
Video Description: Black bear cub awkwardly rubs on a bear rub tree regularly used by bears in Glacier National Park. August 11, 2007. Length: 54 seconds, File Size: 1.02 MB Clip: RB08v
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![grizzly bear rubbing on tree and log](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090507015602im_/http://nrmsc.usgs.gov/files/norock/research/Kendall_RT20070906ccgbrublog_thumb.jpg) |
Video Description: Bears that rub on one or more of the trees often visit the log as well. This clip shows a grizzly bear rubbing on a tree regularly used by bears then investigating and rubbing on the decaying log on the opposite side of the trail in Glacier National Park. September 6, 2007. Length: 2 minutes 17 seconds, File Size: 2.53 MB Clip: RB09v
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Other Animals
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![pine marten at rub tree](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090507015602im_/http://nrmsc.usgs.gov/files/norock/research/Kendall_RT200607marten_thumb.jpg) |
Video Description: A pine marten climbs up and down a tree and onto the remote camera box. The camera is pointed at a bear rub tree. July 22, 2006. Length: 18 seconds, File Size: 373 KB Clip: RA01v
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![eight wolves at rub tree](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090507015602im_/http://nrmsc.usgs.gov/files/norock/research/Kendall_RT2006wolves_thumb.jpg) |
Video Description: Eight wolves walk past a bear rub tree in Glacier National Park. August 28, 2006. Length: 34 seconds, File Size: 672 KB Clip: RA02v
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![elk at rub tree](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090507015602im_/http://nrmsc.usgs.gov/files/norock/research/Kendall_RT2006elk_thumb.jpg) |
Video Description: Elk walk past a bear rub tree in Glacier National Park. November 1, 2006. Length: 43 seconds, File Size: 830 KB Clip: RA03v
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