black bears

A couple weeks ago I posted an article about several tragic deaths that have occurred in Yellowstone this summer, including that of several bears that have been killed in or just outside of the park. Now comes word that two more bears have been found dead near Fishing Bridge in the east central section of Yellowstone National Park. One was a giant 576-pound grizzly, currently in Bozeman undergoing a necropsy to determine the cause of death. The other, a black bear, was probably hit and killed by a vehicle sometime Tuesday afternoon. A total of seven bears have now been killed this summer …

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The Knox News Sentinel is reporting this morning that the longest-running black bear study in the world has come to an end due to a lack of funding. For 42 years students and faculty from the University of Tennessee have been monitoring black bears in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. During that time the University of Tennessee study broke new ground on numerous fronts, such as: * Determined which drugs worked best as tranquilizers. * UT students were the first in the eastern U.S. to track bears with radio collars. * Students examined the importance of hard and soft mast availability, and how those food supplies affect annual cub production. * Discovered that the Park’s black bears den in large trees – as opposed to rock crevasses – more often than biologists had expected. Kim Delozier, chief wildlife biologist for the Smokies, said the park will continue to monitor the black bear population annually using bait station surveys in the summer, and mast surveys in the fall. You can read the full story by clicking here . Jeff HikingintheSmokys.com Detailed information on trails in the Smoky Mountains; includes trail descriptions, key features, pictures, video, maps, elevation profiles, news, and more.

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I met Dave Sightseer online and enjoyed his sightseeing blog. Here is one of his video’s that he took on a sightseeing trip in Yellowstone – Old Faithful Geyser – Eruption – Yellowstone National Park. Thanks for the interview Dave! It has been nice getting to know you. How and where were you introduced to [...]

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