Tweeters: I have a question for any of you natural history wizards.
Last weekend, in the mountainous, snowy forests around Wallace, Idaho,
my cohorts and I saw, on two separate occasions (and in far distant
areas, so it wasn't the same cub twice), a small bear cub, about the
size of, say, a cocker spaniel. They were wandering around alone,
looking lost. Question: was mom nearby, or were they as lost as they
looked? Poor fuzzy little guys, they were, with clumps of snow hanging
off their fur. What is going on this time of year with bears'
reproductive lives? (Sorry for the non-bird question, but I don't
subscribe to "growlers."
Kristi Streiffert
Coulee Dam, WA
Streif at televar.com