Zárva tart a Yosemite Nemzeti Park is, a medvék legnagyobb örömére

2020.04.15. Eliza

A kaliforniai védett övezetben a vadak vígan szaladgálnak, de mi lesz újranyitáskor?

Sokakat kikészít, hogy nem hagyhatják el a kijelölt lakóhelyüket, ám a medvék máshogyan élik ezt meg. A Yosemite Nemzeti Park kiürült, nincsenek mostanában látogatók, így csak a 100-200 alkalmazottat kell kerülgetniük a maciknak, prérifarkasoknak és hiúzoknak.

A 12 kilométer hosszú, védett völgy most kizárólag a vadaké: áprilisban biztosan nem teszi be a lábát ide turista. Csak tavaly 308 ezer vendég koptatta ezeket a kaliforniai ösvényeket.

Ranger Katie gyakran jelentkezik be Facebook-on: az itt állomásozó biológus már egy évtizede tanulmányozza a feketemedvéket. A tavaszi időszak tömött sorokat és rengeteg autót szokott jelenteni. A látogatók gyakran elmozgatják a javasolt útvonalakat jelző kordonokat is.

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“What could be more important than a little something to eat?” –Winnie the Pooh 🐻 Yosemite’s black bears put old Pooh-Bear to shame this time of year. In preparation for months of hibernation, bears go through a period of “hyperphagia,” where they eat up to 20,000 calories per day! Acorns offer an especially calorie-rich source of food in the fall, and bears binge as much as they can to put on weight. It may sound like a dream, but going into hibernation with adequate fat storage is essential to bears’ survival and ability to reproduce. Because bears are particularly hungry this time of year, proper storage of food, trash, and other scented items is as essential as ever! Bears traveling in search of food are often hit while crossing roads, and visitors should be extra careful while driving and follow speed limits. Learn more about protecting Yosemite’s bears: https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/nature/bears.htm 🐻 #Yosemite #NationalPark

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Most sehol egy lélek, így az állatok is kiélvezik a szabad mozgást. Katie azon aggódik, hogy ha most nagyon elkanászodnának a vadak, akkor az az újranyitást is megnehezíti majd. Az Uproxx azt javasolja, hogy legalább virtuálisan kukkantsunk be hozzájuk.

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Yosemite National Park is home to about 300-500 black bears. Though there hasn't been an increase in their population since the park closure, bears have been seen more frequently than usual, likely due to the absence of visitors in Yosemite Valley. If you tuned into our Facebook livestream yesterday, wildlife biologist Ranger Katie showed us how Yosemite's bear team uses radio collars to track some of the park's bears, and we picked up the signal of a large male bear in the meadow nearby! Shortly afterward, that same bear was caught on camera by one of our volunteers, who watched from the window of the Rangers' Club as it climbed up a nearby tree. The bear sat high on a branch for a little while and then struggled to decide how to safely get back down, making this one of the more entertaining wildlife sightings we've had this spring! Head over to our Facebook page to view yesterday's livestream, and check out www.KeepBearsWild.org for more information about protecting Yosemite's iconic bears! #Yosemite #NationalPark

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