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.
BEARS of the last frontier... "Love at first sight" were the words I entered in my journal after seeing the western Brooks Range for the very first time in the spring, and they stir the same emotions now as they did then. -Its reputation for wildlife is also impressive as it is home to perhaps the highest concentration of grizzly bears in the Alaskan Arctic, which along with wolves and wolverines benefit from the estimated 125 million pounds of caribou meat that traverses this area. -They are an ancient species completely at home on this northern landscape. The earliest fossil records were found in the Yukon Territory and date back 1.5 million years. They have shared this landscape with woolly mammoths, steppe bison, camels, and giant beavers measuring eight feet long and weighing two hundred pounds. Moose, musk ox, and grizzly bears survived alongside the caribou and, to this day, also call this place home. The caribou have become an essential component of the ecosystems here, aerating soils, providing nutrients in the form of thousands of tons of droppings, and even contributing insulation lining materials for the nests of lemmings and birds.
Survival Skills of Bears
