by Yosemite Bear Team | Mar 19, 2019 | Keep Bears Wild, Yosemite National Park
One of the most common questions we get when visitors see a bear in Yosemite is, “How old is that bear?” Knowing a bear’s age can help us understand a lot about its behavior and how to manage it. If a bear has been managed since it was young, we know exactly how old...
by Yosemite Bear Team | Dec 21, 2018 | Keep Bears Wild, Yosemite National Park
Yosemite has a long and tedious history managing bears, people, and the interactions between the two. In 1998, the park hit a record high number of bear incidents in the park with over 1,500 (documented) incidents in one year. This was a huge turning point for the...
by Yosemite Bear Team | Nov 5, 2018 | Keep Bears Wild, Yosemite National Park
On July 13, 2018, the Ferguson Fire started in the Merced River Canyon just west of Yosemite National Park. At the time the fire started, the park was experiencing peak season visitation and biologists were monitoring up to 20 different bears foraging naturally in...
by Yosemite Bear Team | Oct 30, 2018 | Keep Bears Wild, Yosemite National Park
During fall, in preparation for hibernation, bears eat up to 20,000 calories every day. That’s like eating nine large cheese pizzas, about 35 medium bean and cheese burritos, or 93 Snickers bars every single day! In terms of a bear’s natural diet,...
by Yosemite Bear Team | Jul 5, 2018 | Keep Bears Wild, Yosemite National Park
Summer is upon us! The days are longer, the weather is warmer, and the kids are finally out of school and ready to explore their new-found freedom; and in a similar capacity, so are the young black bears of Yosemite. The transition from spring to summer is a...
by Yosemite Bear Team | Jun 1, 2018 | Keep Bears Wild, Yosemite National Park
Spring is transitioning into summer and mating season in Yosemite has begun! Bears are solitary creatures and aren’t often seen in pairs or sloths (a group of bears is called a sloth). However, there are a few common exceptions: when food is overly abundant in one...
