It’s that time of year again.
Grizzly feeding on elk. © Ken Cole
Associated Press
Yellowstone bears emerging from slumber
March 11, 2009 — Ken ColeAssociated Press
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March 11, 2009 at 5:20 PM
Is this about normal timing for them to wake up, or is it early?
March 11, 2009 at 5:27 PM
It’s normal.
March 12, 2009 at 4:09 PM
Is that photo recent?
March 12, 2009 at 5:09 PM
I took the photo last fall. October 21.
March 12, 2009 at 5:59 PM
Another reason to ban snowmobiles from Yellowstone.
More snowmobiles = less utilization of ungulate carcasses by grizzlies that could use a big hit of calories in the late winter/early spring.
This was documented in a 1970s study by Keith Aune, but ignored or dismissed by 1990s NPS winter use studies on snowmobiling.
Remember–ungulates often winter along the Madison River, the Firehole, and other riparian areas. Also in geyser basins. That’s where the roads and snowmobiles are.