Bear necessities. (Spectrum).(pine trees in Glacier National Park)(Brief Article)

Environment | March 1, 2002| | Copyright

The pine tree population at Glacier National Park in Montana has decreased dramatically over the past several decades, prompting ecologists there to plant thousands of whitebark pine saplings. The seeds of this pine are a favorite and nutritious food source for the area's grizzly bears, and Glacier ecologist Tara Williams hopes the new trees will augment the bears' food supply for at least one hundred years. Grizzly bears will feed exclusively on the fatty, high-protein seeds from late summer to fall if they are available, says Kate Kendall, a grizzly bear researcher for the ...

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