Fat Bear Week is here! Crack a beer, catch some salmon, and listen to us talk about these bulging bears!
Links Mentioned:
https://www.friendsofmcneilriver.org/
https://katmaiconservancy.org/
https://www.nps.gov/katm/index.htm
Bears falling off Brooks Falls: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad3Em2r7YMM
Short history of Fat Bear Week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIRPPjfaHsA
Sources Cited:
Kaufman, M. (2022, October 9). The fat bears sense the world in an extraordinary way. Mashable. https://mashable.com/article/bear-sense-of-smell
Mangipane, L. S., Lafferty, D. J., Joly, K., Sorum, M. S., Cameron, M. D., Belant, J. L., Hilderbrand, G. V., & Gustine, D. D. (2020). Dietary plasticity and the importance of salmon to brown bear (Ursus arctos) body size and condition in a low Arctic ecosystem. Polar Biology, 43(7), 825–833. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-020-02690-7
Metz, R. (2021, October 2). Is that bear fat or just Chonky? lasers may help scientists find out | CNN business. CNN. https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/02/tech/fat-bear-week-lidar-weight/index.html
U.S. Department of the Interior. (2020, December 29). Bear Nose. National Parks Service. https://www.nps.gov/teachers/classrooms/bear-nose.htm#:~:text=It’s%20a%20bear’s%20sense%20of,to%20this%20super%20sniffing%20ability%3F
U.S. Department of the Interior. (2021, April 16). Brown Bear Frequently asked questions. National Parks Service. https://www.nps.gov/katm/learn/photosmultimedia/brown-bear-frequently-asked-questions.htm#:~:text=A%20lot!,and%20eat%20considerably%20less%20fish.
U.S. Department of the Interior. (2023, September 21). Fat Bear Week. National Parks Service. https://www.nps.gov/katm/learn/fat-bear-week.htm
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