On Wed, 17 Feb 1999, Streiffert wrote:

> 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?

My sense is that something is terribly wrong, like mom must be dead.
Small cubs, particularly in the mountainous regions at this time of
year, should be curled up in a den with mom, sleeping and nursing and
growing. Sows with cubs are generally the latest to emerge from dens.
I believe that this is way too early to be out.

Kelly McAllister