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Nikon_nerd wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 09, 2020 2:51 pm

Wow, she's as pretty as ever. Surprised she didn't have her own cubs this year. Thanks for posting the images. She is one of the prettiest Yellowstone grizzlies.

RikWriter wrote: ↑

Mon Jun 08, 2020 7:20 pm

While I was there, I got a chance to see Snow up between Sylvan Lake and Lake Butte Overlook one morning. Later in the week, I witnessed the rangers hazing her away from the road with firecracker rounds from a shotgun. She's never caused any trouble and I have to wonder if they're doing it for traffic control reasons.

Yeah. This is rather upsetting. I witnessed the same thing last year. She was not on the main road but on the overlook. People were watching but at a safe distance. Two rangers came up and started chasing her shouting and banging on something in their hands. I felt this was totally unnecessary. Neither the bear nor the watchers were doing anything wrong. I just think the new Supt. does not want to use manpower to allow people to view bears that are near the roads.

For whatever reason they seem more tolerant of wolf watchers. Maybe they have more political clout.

--Bill