Grizzly at the shore
There is nothing quite like seeing a grizzly in the wild. This shot was taken last autumn while the bear was searching below the tide line for food. The salmon runs last year were critically low all along the BC coastline with this specific run coming though Knight Inlet down 80-90%. This results in the bears being tragically thin before hibernation and having to range further afield for food. At this time of year the bellies of these coastal bears are normally hanging almost to the ground. This bear was munching barnacles off the rocks in an effort to get some sustenance. We also saw two cubs which had been abandoned by their mother. Knight Inlet, British Columbia, Canada. The bear is a North American Brown Bear or Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis).
Robert Downie
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At first I've thought that it's a baby-bear but it looks like that's how things are going for grizzlies. Thanks for the new to me information
Yes it's sad to see. Hopefully the salmon run this year is good.
I've never seen a bear in the wild 🐻 What would happen if the bear goes to hibernation without gaining more weight?
It will wake up very thin and also very hungry. Make sure to meet you first bear in the fall :P :)
Lol, I hope I'll never have a close encounter with a bear in the wild :D
Wise :)
If they don't have a enough fat to survive the winter they wake up too early before spring and then starve to death as there is nothing to eat. The winters in Canada are long and harsh and the bears are normally very fat before the hibernation.
wow!!! so wonderful picture and it has to be a young one, so nice to see wild animals.
Thanks.
I always wanted to see a bear in the mountains! But I think i just talk too much and they can hear me and run long before I reach them :) it is a magnificent creature and I love the latin name ...horribilis :D
They are amazing creatures to see up close.
I bet! You are lucky :)
Wow you are really lucky. We went to Sequoia, Yellowstone and Yosemite (twice) and we never saw a bear :(
There are lots of bears in Canada. I have seen about 35 bears in the past 4 weekends.
Canada is on my list for sure! ;)
Awsome!! I’ve never met wild bears. Were you scared?
We were on a boat so no we were not scared.
I watch with admiration what he did, Rob!
You are wonderful as always
Thanks. And you are too kind as always ;-)