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Hi Dave:
Last Saturday, when the temperature was about plus seven here in Antigonish
County, I had a yearling black bear walk through my yard. I was outside and
the bear passed by me, about 20 metres away, oblivious to me and to the
bird feeders he walked under. Later that day I read in a black bear
monograph that bears in northern climates will sometimes leave the dens on
mild winter days to just wander around but not eat. When bears leave the
den in spring, they are supposed to look as fat as when they go in. Only
later in the spring do they lose weight while waiting for food supplies to
increase. This bear looked pretty scraggly, but I think yearling bears can
look thin compared to adults under normal circumstances. One has to wonder
how a late winter (our mild January) affects bear denning and fat
accumulation/loss patterns.
John
-----Original Message-----
From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]
On Behalf Of David & Alison Webster
Sent: March 5, 2007 20:10 PM
To: NatureNS@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: [NatureNS] March bear ?
Dear All, Mar 5, 2007
I was back in the woodlot today, where with knee-deep snow it looks
a lot like winter, and was surprised to see bear tracks of several ages,
i.e. variously recent, a day or so old and substatially weathered and
snowed in.
Until the last decade or so I did all my cutting in winter and never
saw a bear track in snow, even in when bear sign was relatively common
in summer. So I am wondering why a bear would wander back in fourth at
this time of year ? How large would last year's cub be ?
Yours truly, Dave Webster, Kentville
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