Spanky stopped by the WRI this morning and sniffed and licked a dropping for seven minutes. SpankyThen he was interested in Valentine who ran away from him. Her flanks are rubbed bare from mating that probably began a month ago on May 14 with a male we still have not identified.
Valentine with bare flanksThis evening, Spanky was back. The picture tells the story. It is 6-year-old Spanky and 22-year-old RC. We don’t completely understand the dynamics. Still learning.
Thank you for all you do.
Lynn Rogers, Biologist, Wildlife Research Institute and North American Bear Center