Journal Notes
HIGH FIVE! CUB WITH CATCH OF THE DAY
AUGUST, 2010 – HIGH FIVE!! THIS YEAR ONE OF THE GRIZZLY SOWS BROUGHT A VERY PRECOCIOUS SPRING CUB DOWN THE MOUNTAINSIDE WITH HER. OVER THE YEARS WE’VE BEEN RETURNING EACH SUMMER TO THE SPAWNING POOLS HERE IN THE MISTY FIORDS ON THE BORDER BETWEEN ALASKA AND BRITISH COLUMBIA. WE’VE SEEN AND PHOTOGRAPHED MANY, MANY BLACK BEARS AND GRIZZLY BEARS ARRIVING HERE IN EARLY JULY WHEN THE SALMON RUN STARTS. THE NEW CUBS GET THEIR FISHING LESSONS AND ‘HOW TO BE A BEAR’ LESSONS FROM THEIR MOTHERS AND SOME ARE QUICK TO LEARN, SOME NOT SO QUICK. IT’S NOW MID-AUGUST AND THIS YOUNGSTER HAS STOLEN THE SHOW, THOUGH; THIS CUB WAS BORN TO FISH! HE HAS REGULARLY AND EASILY BEEN HAULING IN AN AMAZING NUMBER AND SIZE OF SALMON – CATCHES THAT EQUAL THOSE OF HIS MUCH MORE EXPERIENCED MOTHER AND HE SEEMS TO ENJOY EVERY MINUTE OF THE CHASE - AND THE REWARD. (See the FOR THE BEARS GALLERY for more images of this wonderful cub.)
