Big cat and Bear tale

[Pckts]

(11-22-2015, 11:30 PM)brotherbear Wrote: Pckts, you stated: That is from all of yellowstones data base, over a 25 year period. I have no doubt that bears get larger than said bear, but I don't think that their were any larger than he during that time period. 
 
From what year to what year were these studies made? Were these bears captured randomly or were the researchers attempting to capture the biggest bears they could locate? A lot has to do with the actual mission of the research team.  

"Born in 1990 during the midst of a grizzly baby boom, No. 211 witnessed the return of wolves, and has become one of the most recognizable bruins by park visitors who’ve dubbed him Scarface due to healed gashes from fights with other bears.

Scientists say genetic matches show he fathered at least three offspring during a 25-year span that saw the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem grizzly bear population rise from about 300 to more than 750."



"The first capture of No. 211 happened in 1993 near Mount Washburn in the northeast part of the park. At 3 years old, he weighed an estimated 150 pounds."


The link and page its found on

Yellowstone Visitor
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Scarface
As Yellowstone National Park’s grizzly bear No. 211 nears the end of his long life, scientists say it could be time to remove federal protections for the bears.
No. 211 weighed 597 pounds when he was captured in 2001, the highest weight researchers recorded.
In subsequent captures, he has weighed less. Now near the end of what’s generally considered a wild grizzly bear’s life span, he weighed 338 pounds at his last capture on Aug. 31 near Mount Washburn.


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