Over the past couple of months or so, bears across much of the Northern Hemisphere have been exiting their winter dens. From the Rocky Mountains of North America to the taiga of Scandinavia, hikers, mushroom-hunters, anglers, and other outdoorsy types once again need to be diligently \u201cbear-aware.\u201d<\/p>\n
And there\u2019s been plenty of bear action already, as it happens: enough to justify something of a springtime \u201cbruins-back-in-action\u201d roundup.<\/p>\n
In Wyoming\u2019s Grand Teton National Park alone\u2014part of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem in the Northern and Middle Rocky Mountains of the U.S.\u2014grizzly bears have been very much in the news in recent weeks. On May 13th, park biologists there found the carcasses of two yearling grizzlies that showed signs of having been preyed upon by another bear\u2014likely a boar, given male bears represent one of the starkest threats for cubs. The killed yearlings appear to have belonged to a tagged sow, Grizzly Bear 1063, who was observed\u2014alone\u2014in the vicinity as park officials conducted followup monitoring.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile it is incredibly sad to see a grizzly bear lose its cubs,\u201d Grand Teton National Park Bear Biologist Justin Schwabedissen said in a news release, \u201cpredation by other bears is a natural source of cub mortality in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and has previously occurred in Grand Teton.\u201d<\/p>\n
And in a happy development, a subsequent Grand Teton National Park social-media post revealed that Grizzly Bear 1063 was seen later that week in the company of her third, very much alive, cub, whose fate till then hadn\u2019t been accounted for:<\/p>\n
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