Toshio Tsubota knows a lot about bears

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If you have a question about bears, Toshio Tsubota most likely has the answer.rnAn expert In bears' physiology and behavior, Tsubota heads the Laboratory of Wildlife Biology and Medicine at Hokkaido University's Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine.rnBefore his current appointment, he spent 19 years studying Honshu's black bear population at Glfu University. More recently, he and his colleagues completed a 10-year study of brown bear fertility and natality In Shiretoko National Park. Their results - published In the scientific journal PLOS ONE In May - suggest brown bears In the park have a slightly higher rate of reproduction than their cousins In Eurasia or North America.