Grizzly Bears

The Grizzly Bear is one of nature’s last keystone species that is contributing to the Western United states and Southwestern Canada. The Grizzly Bear is thought of as a vicious beast who kills people without intent. Grizzly Bears are actually important to the environment and ecosystem that they live in. This Bear is an intelligent animal, which serves a role of preserving a plant’s way of life. It creates soil disturbance which causes more nitrogen to be produced to generate more nutrients for plants.

The white phased black bear was said to have traversed barriers of the sea during the last ice age when glaciers covered most of northwest British Columbia. When temperatures started to rise, and glaciers started to retreat it is believed that the white bear was then isolated on the islands off the coast of BC. The white coats would suggest an adaptation to the white snow for hunting, however if that was the case, the evolutionary trail should have left the recessive gene behind when it was no longer useful to them in the temperate forests. Most research that is done on the Spirit bear is to try and understand the polymorphism of this species and how it has come to last among a low frequency in a minute area. Evidence now suggest that the reason for the white fur is actually a very important adaptation for the bear and is still very useful even in the array of

Unfortunately, about twelve bears are killed annually while traveling to hibernation spots for the winter. After the bear comes out of hibernation, they will eat anything for food, because they are so extraordinarily hungry. (animals) The bear's hibernation spot depends on the weather, it can be under tree roots, in a cave, or even in a hollow tree based on how

On Saturday night, August 29th, a bear reportedly attacked two men. The incident occurred around 8pm, northwest of Cochrane in an area known as Ghost public land use zone. One of the victims of the bear attack told EMS paramedics that he was riding an all-terrain vehicle, and the other man was on a dirt bike, when they encountered a bear and cubs. “The bears attacked them knocking them from their vehicles. They had to deploy bear spray, and in a short time, the bear and the cubs departed the vicinity.” Says Adam Loria with EMS. “We heard something,” says Cam Steffen. “We weren’t sure if it was the cows and then it got louder. We heard it again and it was someone calling for help.” In the next couple minutes, EMS responded to an along Highway

Bear hunting is an extremely dangerous activity for one to partake in. There are many precautions one must take in order to successfully kill a bear. Although bears are typically calm creatures they can become extremely aggressive and dangerous if threatened. Therefore, one must be aware of their surroundings at all times and ready for any encounter. Normally bears are baited using some kind of container cut open with fruit and other strong smelling foods to draw the bears in. Though dangerous bear hunting does also provide a considerable amount of food for a family. Those you hunt typically do so in order to obtain the meat from the animal. A typical black bear weighs about 240 pounds on average. Though not all of that weight is eatable much of it

In the article “Florida’s Winnie the Pooh deathfest”, the author, Daniel Ruth, talks about a bear hunt that went on in Florida because there were too many bears. Rick Sajko killed two of these hunted bears stating “I have been waiting 20 some-odd years to kill a bear in Florida.” The states Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission issued 3,778 licenses to do away with 320 bears and stored $300,000 in license fees. The FWC issued that many licenses out without knowing the exact number of bear’s population. It took only two days to fulfill this task, for which the FWC ended the hunt. There had been five nonfatal attacks on the people across the state. The author states that it did not seem as if the bears were behaving badly. Four of the attacks were simply the bears getting into easy accessed garbage cans. The other attack was a not so smart woman that tried to hand feed a bear, and believed she was a bear whisperer, but soon found out that she was misled. The

The Grizzly bears population has grown from about 200 in 1975 to approximately 600-1200 in the 18 million acers of the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem. (Yellowstone)

Grizzly Bears - they are large bears that inhabit North America. Many people hunt them.

The grizzly sheds the thick part of their coat during the summer. The coat also protects the grizzly bear from insects or any types of bugs. The grizzly bears have a very large home range that they will roam through. The grizzly bear also spend hours of the day walking around, but that is common for grizzly bears. The wear in the temperate rainforest is sunny and sometimes rainy. When the grizzly bear needs to move quickly through their habitat it can be done so at a speed of 30 miles per hour. The mating season for grizzly bears start in mid-May it continues until the middle of July. Grizzly bears can live in the wild up to 30years. They can also die at the age of 25. Grizzly bears can be found in woodlands, forests, alpine meadows and prairies. They prefer to be around streams or rivers. Grizzly bears are mainly solitary, except for mothers and their cubs. Grizzly are known to meet up at a river or a stream. Grizzly bears are also very strong swimmers. Grizzly bears use sound, movement, and smells to communicate with each other. Grizzly bears happen to groan and moan to get each others attention. Grizzly bears also rub their bodies on trees so they scratch their self. Throughout the summer grizzlies build up fat by eating as much

(figure 4) Current distribution of the Louisiana black bear, Ursus americanus luteolus, decades after listed as an Endangered

Polar bears are one of the countless species who are endangered. They were one of the first animals affected by global warming and their population is heavily decreasing. Around 1980, the Arctic was as large as 8 million square kilometres. In 2011, studies show that the Arctic has reduced its size to 4.5 million square kilometers. In the future, will there be anything such as the Arctic? Scientist predict by 2040, only a fringe of ice will remain in Northeast Canada and Northern Greenland. This is known as the Last Ice Area. This matter is mostly taking part in Canada, since; Canada holds more than half the world’s polar bear population. Other affected countries include the U.S. (Alaska), Greenland,

The polar bear, the largest land carnivore in North America, one of the largest animals in the world and a favorite at zoos worldwide, has, over the years, adapted to its harsh Arctic environment. The appropriately named ‘ursus maritimum’ or sea bear usually lives between 15 and 18 years in the wild and spends most of its life on ice. It is the most recent of the eight bear species. The first polar bear was a brown bear subspecies, with brown bear dimensions and brown bear teeth. The polar bear evolution was rapid due to the small population and extreme pressure to survive. Even today, the polar bear continues to evolve to better adapt to the harsh realities of Arctic life.

In North America, the grizzly bear is a keystone species - not as a predator but as ecosystem engineers. They transfer nutrients from the oceanic ecosystem to the forest ecosystem. The first stage of the transfer

The polar bear lives up in the Arctic region where global warming and climate change are melting the ice caps that the bears thrive on. They use the ice as a platform from hunting and rest. The random pocket holes in the ice, where the seals pop up at, is where the polar bear catches its prey. With this reduction of ice, “the abundance of seals, and increases the amount of energy and time needed for hunting, leaving less energy for reproduction” (Endangered Species and Habitats).

Bear is a true carnivore, but if not prevented the black bear could be a huge problem to humans.