Here in the Great Land, the snow is finally melting (it won’t be all gone until late May, but still), and the bears are emerging from their long winter naps. Only a few days ago, a friend sent us a photo of a fresh grizzly track, in the snow next to their garage. In some areas, especially around the state’s largest city, Anchorage, deep snows are making it hard for bears to find food.
Bears emerge from hibernation hungry; they basically observe two seasons – eating and hibernating – and they wake from hibernation ready to start the summer’s eating binge, to lay on fat to get them through the next winter. That can drive them into human-inhabited areas, which can be a problem.
As Anchorage begins to warm after a winter that has brought near-record amounts of snowfall, bears are waking from hibernation.
The annual emergence of bruins around the city — even with snow still covering…
