There is a world somewhere between reality and fiction. Although ignored by many, it is very real and so are those living in it. This forum is about the natural world. Here, wild animals will be heard and respected. The forum offers a glimpse into an unknown world as well as a room with a view on the present and the future. Anyone able to speak on behalf of those living in the emerald forest and the deep blue sea is invited to join.
Tracking Gobi Grizzlies. Although this mazaalai proved to weigh only 155 pounds, it was a prize - a female Harry believed wasn't known to the Project: young, healthy, and in prime breeding condition with years of potential for making babies ahead. Her nipples were somewhat enlarged and roughened, suggesting that she had already produced cubs in an earlier year. We carried her outside the trap to collar her in the shade. She came out of the drug slowly and eventually staggered over to the nearby spring to lap at the water for a very long time, pausing in-between drinks to rest her head on the ground. Her muzzle sometimes drooped into the edge of the shallow flow that ran intermittently on the surface for a couple dozen feet. Having once darted an Alaskan grizzly from an aircraft and found the drugged animal dead where it had collapsed facedown and drowned in a shallow tundra puddle, Harry was growing uncomfortable with the current situation. "Odko," he said, "can you tell Ankhaa to drive the van closer? We need to get this bear up and moving." She passed along the message and Ankhaa motioned for everyone to get inside. The engine noise caused the female to raise her head from the pool. She struggled to get up on all fours, succeeded, and tried to charge at the incoming vehicle, staggering as she came. Ankhaa was smiling and shaking his head as he backed the rig away, happily defeated by a bear that weighed less than he.
Bears of the Himalayan Mountains
