With spring officially underway, what better way to mark the new season than with the emergence of some of our favorite large mammals?
Just the same as songbirds begin to return to North America from their wintering grounds in the tropics of South and Central America, the grizzly bear is beginning to show up on the North American landscape once again. After a sleepy winter, officials in the Big Sky State have reported up to three separate grizzly bear sightings so far this month as the hibernation season draws to a close.
Two sightings were confirmed by Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks Region Three Bear Specialist Kevin Frey and the other by a Yellowstone National Park employee who observed a grizzly bear between Mammoth Hot Springs and Tower-Roosevelt last week.
While two of the three sightings occurred closely situated to Yellowstone National Park, the third was observed on the Idaho portion of the Centennial Mountains.
As the bear season is now upon us in the mountains of the west, officials are reminding hikers and those traversing the western wilderness to be weary of grizzly bears once again. Traditionally speaking, male grizzly bears tend to emerge from their dens initially, followed shortly behind by female bears and their newborn cubs.
H/T: KPAX
