>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?


I remember hearing that the Vaccinium sp.. (blueberry/huckleberry/whatever
you want to call them) crop was unusually sparse last year in the Rockies.
The bears were having trouble finding enough food before hibernation. Maybe
you saw the cubs of momma bears who didn't have enough fat it make it
through the winter?

Kelly Cassidy
(Plenty of fat reserves here.)