we’re following radio collared bears
female bears to monitor production and
survival of bear cubs we’ve had some
very warm and dry conditions throughout
in southeastern Utah this winter I think
it’s prompted bears to leave the dens a
bit early typically they don’t leave
their dens till April this is the
earliest I’ve ever seen them on the move
out here it’s been 55 degrees it’s it’s
like spring it was just like spring I’m
nervous because they’re coming out too
soon there’s nothing to eat there’s not
much water and I’m nervous about that we
learn a lot about bears based on what we
what we see in these bear dens
if bears are having Cubs and then if
those Cubs survive their first year and
are in the den again as your wings it
tells us a lot about the growth rate of
the population it also helps us kind of
gear up for potential bear human
conflicts on years where that we’re
gonna have a whole lot of yearlings
coming out of the den yearlings tend to
be the Bears that get in trouble first
because it’s the first time all by
themselves and we can kind of predict
those years coming I know we have a
quote population problem but this might
wreak havoc on our population I think
it’s going to cause conflict too I think
they’re gonna be scavenging for whatever
they can find to eat and so now I’m
nervous this is this is just totally
unusual and hate to see it come to this
only because they’re going to struggle
and I’m not sure how many the young ones
can make it when there’s nothing for
them to eat
and not much water to drink either
you
female bears to monitor production and
survival of bear cubs we’ve had some
very warm and dry conditions throughout
in southeastern Utah this winter I think
it’s prompted bears to leave the dens a
bit early typically they don’t leave
their dens till April this is the
earliest I’ve ever seen them on the move
out here it’s been 55 degrees it’s it’s
like spring it was just like spring I’m
nervous because they’re coming out too
soon there’s nothing to eat there’s not
much water and I’m nervous about that we
learn a lot about bears based on what we
what we see in these bear dens
if bears are having Cubs and then if
those Cubs survive their first year and
are in the den again as your wings it
tells us a lot about the growth rate of
the population it also helps us kind of
gear up for potential bear human
conflicts on years where that we’re
gonna have a whole lot of yearlings
coming out of the den yearlings tend to
be the Bears that get in trouble first
because it’s the first time all by
themselves and we can kind of predict
those years coming I know we have a
quote population problem but this might
wreak havoc on our population I think
it’s going to cause conflict too I think
they’re gonna be scavenging for whatever
they can find to eat and so now I’m
nervous this is this is just totally
unusual and hate to see it come to this
only because they’re going to struggle
and I’m not sure how many the young ones
can make it when there’s nothing for
them to eat
and not much water to drink either
you
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