Jun 29, 2022·edited Jun 29, 2022Liked by Rick Lamplugh
We were able to photograph and enjoy two different black bear mamas with coy last October. One was near the Blacktail Plateau Drive, don’t remember the other. They grazed on hillsides and were fun to watch, especially the cubs. I enjoy learning from you, especially about the short faced bear! We spent a few days on Lake Superior in the Michigan UP recently. There had recently been black bear sightings but we didn’t spot any. Always a thrill to think maybe… long live the bear!
Thanks for another informative post, Rick! The Coast Range is crawling with black bears, and yet I rarely see them. I suspect they are wilier than we suspect, and this also aids in their remarkable ability to coexist with humans.
Thank you for the comprehensive look at the Black Bear. The short-faced bear I hadn't heard of...pretty scary. I live in the Pasadena, CA, area where housing has been built too far into the foothills. Black bears are sometimes found in people's backyard swimming pools. And sad that our state flag's symbol, the Grizzly Bear, no longer exists here.
I live in the Willamette Valley, between the Coast and Cascade Ranges. The week before the devastating floods in Yellowstone and Montana, I was visiting my son and daughter-in-law, Helena, in Gardiner. I met you at a site where we were fortunate to see an alpha female and her young cub nursing. Two days later we watched 7 wolves feeding off a fresh kill and then defending it against a black bear. Three wolves chased the bear away and up a tree. We watched repeated attempts by the bear to head towards the carcass, before finally heading out of sight. What a thrill that was.
My heart aches for the folks of Yellowstone and the town of Gardiner, Silver Gate, and several others initially hit by the floods and the disrupted tourist season on which these towns survive. My thoughts are with you folks everyday.
We were able to photograph and enjoy two different black bear mamas with coy last October. One was near the Blacktail Plateau Drive, don’t remember the other. They grazed on hillsides and were fun to watch, especially the cubs. I enjoy learning from you, especially about the short faced bear! We spent a few days on Lake Superior in the Michigan UP recently. There had recently been black bear sightings but we didn’t spot any. Always a thrill to think maybe… long live the bear!
Thanks for another informative post, Rick! The Coast Range is crawling with black bears, and yet I rarely see them. I suspect they are wilier than we suspect, and this also aids in their remarkable ability to coexist with humans.
Thanks for another interesting post, Rick. Couldn't get along without 'em!
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Thank you for the comprehensive look at the Black Bear. The short-faced bear I hadn't heard of...pretty scary. I live in the Pasadena, CA, area where housing has been built too far into the foothills. Black bears are sometimes found in people's backyard swimming pools. And sad that our state flag's symbol, the Grizzly Bear, no longer exists here.
Truly appreciate all the research you do.
This was a very interesting article. I have 2 of your books and truly enjoy your writing. Thank you.
I live in the Willamette Valley, between the Coast and Cascade Ranges. The week before the devastating floods in Yellowstone and Montana, I was visiting my son and daughter-in-law, Helena, in Gardiner. I met you at a site where we were fortunate to see an alpha female and her young cub nursing. Two days later we watched 7 wolves feeding off a fresh kill and then defending it against a black bear. Three wolves chased the bear away and up a tree. We watched repeated attempts by the bear to head towards the carcass, before finally heading out of sight. What a thrill that was.
My heart aches for the folks of Yellowstone and the town of Gardiner, Silver Gate, and several others initially hit by the floods and the disrupted tourist season on which these towns survive. My thoughts are with you folks everyday.