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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2021 17:05:17 GMT -5
One reason why I hate so much exaggerations is it, that many animals are feared because of old stories creating images of bloodlust "monsters". Grizzlies are one species suffering greatly because of such stories and one other species is for instance wolverine. Both are wild animals doing their best to survive, but still suffering from outright misinformation. It´s easier to shoot some animal on sight, when people think that it´s very dangerous even though when not disturbed, just minding it´s own business.
It´s true of course that grizzlies kill livestock every now and then, but things can be handled in different ways, no need to wipe out species. History can´t be changed, but hopefully something can be learnt. I have possibility to walk in the forests where also bears, wolves and wolverines exist and I never carry a gun there and not even bear spray. All what is needed is common sense and knowledge how these animals behave.
I can understand, that people are afraid of bears, because they are big and fully capable to kill us, but it beats me, that some people are afraid of wolverines. It´s crazy what some sensationalists have done to it´s reputation. Off the topic a bit. But I see it as a big shame, when thinking what happened to Californian grizzly. And what almost happened to bisons in the USA. 19th and early 20th century were sad times for wildlife there.
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Post by brobear on May 26, 2022 1:06:41 GMT -5
Where did the California grizzly bear go? tarpits.org/california-grizzly-bear It's easy to find a grizzly bear in California: you can see them on the state flag, on t-shirts, and tourist maps - anywhere, that is, but actually living in the state. The last California grizzly was seen near Yosemite in 1924, going extinct after decades of persecution and hunting bounties. Some have estimated that California was home to as many as 10,000 bears prior to the Gold Rush in 1848. Because California grizzlies went extinct so quickly, there are very few natural history notes available, and there are fewer than 100 historical skins and skeletons in existence. As a result, fossils provide an important baseline for understanding the ecology, abundance, and uniqueness of this animal. The 3D model of a grizzly bear skull below [catalog # LACMHC 133] represents a small female that was recovered from Pit 10 in 1914 and was described as an "indubitable specimen" of the species Ursus arctos. Radiocarbon dates on an associated femur suggest this individual lived ~5-6,000 years ago, during the Holocene. Our record of grizzlies at Rancho La Brea only starts after the arrival of humans and the extinction of megafauna, such as its cousin, the short-faced bear (Arctodus simus). "By studying the remains of grizzlies at Rancho La Brea, we can better understand its pathway to extinction and potentially imagine a future with reintroduction." ~ Dr. Alexis Mychajliw Research Associate Dr. Alexis Mychajliw is studying the stable isotopes of California’s last grizzly bears with the California Grizzly Research Network. She employs toolkits that can accommodate data from fossil, historic, and modern specimens, such as stable isotopes, DNA, morphology, and species distribution models. Natural history collections provide invaluable contributions to her research. Learn more about her work at Insectivora.
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