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Yellowstone
National Park - The Presence of Grizzlies
Location
of sign - north of Mount Washburn before Tower Fall on Chittendon
Road in Yellowstone National Park
Photo
taken June 2008
Text
of sign:
The Presence of Grizzlies
To
increase your chances of spotting grizzly bears, learn to recognize their
habitat. Here you are surrounded by prime grizzly bear
country.
In the open meadow grasslands, grizzlies feed on wildflowers, roots and
tubers, but stay close to the shelter of lodgepole
and
whitebark pine groves - one reason bears are rarely seen.
The
visible wilderness is only the tip of grizzly bear terrain.
Solitary wide-ranging and voracious, each adult grizzly needs
hundreds
of
square miles of prime habitat to survive. Even if you never
see a grizzly bear in the wild, the scene is somehow different
because
of
the bears' presence.
Though known as ferocious carnivores, grizzly bears are primarily
vegetarian. To fatten up for hibernation, they raid squirrel
caches
for
whitebark pine nuts. Shortages of pine nuts may alter feeding
habits, causing grizzlies to range closer to developed areas and
potential
conflict with humans.
Graphics
on the sign
In addition
to the text there is a picture of a grizzly bear and a picture of some
pinecones.
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