User:KayleeT1127/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Article title
 * Bear Hunting. Bear hunting


 * Article Evaluation
 * Very short and lacks current information. Easily expandable to include native bear hunting practices. Currently focuses on bear hunting in Russia, rather than a comprehensive review of all bear hunting.
 * There are also issues with some of the existing/missing citations that I can help fix.
 * Add the Kodiak bear to regional variants
 * Add polar bears and black bears under a separate tab.
 * Add black bear subspecies.
 * Add Eurasian black bear.
 * Expand on the "uses" section. Specifically talk about
 * Expand on the "history" section to include non-western perspectives and records. This can be found through the Smithsonian archives. Add Asia and Europe?
 * Add a "cultural importance" section? Maybe talk about bear hunting as a rite of passage and presence in native legends.
 * Under "Hunting Dogs" add that it is illegal to use dogs to hunt brown bears.
 * Pull information from the main Polar Bear and Brown Bear articles.


 * Sources

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Distribution of Brown Bears. Distribution of brown bears


 * Article Evaluation
 * Missing a lot of citations in the "North America" section. Could be expanded upon with sources I'm currently using for the project with Dr. Parker. Add link to the "see also" section of the main Brown Bear wiki page.


 * Sources

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Bear-baiting. Bear-baiting


 * Article Evaluation
 * Specifically add information about bear baiting regulations in Alaska. 2015/2020 repeal.


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