Several studies have investigated the influence of garbage dumpsites on the migratory patterns of birds. For example studies carried out in Spain showed a great increase in the number of storks that remain in Spain feeding on rubbish dumps during their wintering periods, instead of moving to their traditional winter quarters in Africa.
I can’t find anything similar for (large) carnivores. This may also be due to the fact that the majority of the large carnivores are territorial and do not really migrate...
A similar case among carnivores would be if polar bears would remain on shore around garbage dumpsites all year round instead of moving back onto the ice as the winter approaches and the sea freezes.
Andrea Morehouse ([email protected] had a presentation on a related topic where carcases are used to delay grizzly migration to mitigate predation on livestock.
Here you have an adress where you can find some informations concerning bears from Romania: http://www.medvede.sk/pdf/Romanian%20Bear%20Management%20Plan.pdf
Please look after page 50.
Good luck!
Carmen
Look at this article: www.nps.gov/yell/planyourvisit/upload/RI_2014_10_Wildlife.pdf and www.researchgate.net/publication/229925937_Effects_of_an_open_refuse_pit_on_space_use_patterns_of_spotted_hyenas
Article Effects of an open refuse pit on space use patterns of spotted hyenas
I found this article (newspaper, not peer-reviewed) but interesting, nonetheless, on bears and the Happy Camp landfill up in Siskiyou County (California): https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1310&dat=19960907&id=skhWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IesDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6425,1306790&hl=en
https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1310&dat=19960907&id=skhWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IesDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6425,1306790&hl=en
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