River, son of RC
So far, we’ve seen 4-year-old 130-pound, Andrea and her three yearlings that weighed in the 30’s at first but now are in the low 50’s.
Then there was 8-year-old 196-pound Lucy whose three yearlings weigh in the high 50’s.
And now there is 25-year-old 248-pound RC’s single yearling River who came today on his own weighing 105! Is it because he got all the milk last year, suckling enough that RC didn’t come into estrus and run off to mate? Was it the plethora of berries last year? Could it be genetics? Hard to tell without radio collars to learn travels; but whatever it is, if River is the last cub of RC, she is going out big!
Thank you for all you do.
Lynn Rogers, Biologist, Wildlife Research Institute and North American Bear Center