Braveheart on her own... following scents - May 11, 2012Braveheart split from her yearlings about 5 AM today. Three hours later, she was on the move and ignoring everything except scents on the ground, on branches, and in the air.
In the afternoon, we saw her yearling male Cedar extremely nervous on this windy day. Every gust of wind made him look quickly around and move to the base of a white pine. He ended up spending much of the afternoon high in a white pine as we often see yearlings do in the days right after family breakup.
We also saw Bow’s yearling male Drew alone and very skittish—making us tentatively believe Bow has split from her yearlings, too.
Jo and Victoria were seen still together yesterday. We’re waiting to spot Shadow, Donna, and Shannon to learn their stories.
Tomorrow, we’ll check on June to see if she is still with Aster. Her yearling male Aspen left 3 days ago (May 8).
Thank you for all you do.
—Lynn Rogers and Sue Mansfield, Biologists, Wildlife Research Institute and North American Bear Center