(KRON) — The Sonoma County Regional Parks recently got an exciting surprise on one of its wildlife cameras, park officials announced Wednesday. Two black bear cubs were filmed following mama bear, something the park said has never been captured on camera inside Hood Mountain Regional Park and Open Space Preserve.
“This shows that bears are not only travelling through the park, but also living and reproducing there,” Sonoma County Regional Parks said on social media.
According to park officials, bear activity has been tracked within the Hood Mountain park, near Santa Rosa, for more than nine years. However, until now, cubs have never been seen on the wildlife cameras.
It is estimated that the black bear cubs seen on video are close to a year in age. Officials said that they will be ready to head out on their own beginning this spring or summer.
“They spent that first year as C.O.Ys (cubs of the year) learning all about important food sources and safe places to travel,” SCRP said. “With that knowledge in place, they’ll be ready to strike out on their own.”
Officials advised the community to help keep bears wild by securing food, trash, beehives and chicken coops. “It’s key that these cubs (and their mom) don’t develop a taste for human food and trash,” SCRP said.
Fifty percent of California’s black bears live in the North Coast and Cascade regions, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. The statewide black bear population is estimated to be between 50,000 and 81,000.
(KRON) — The Sonoma County Regional Parks recently got an exciting surprise on one of its wildlife cameras, park officials announced Wednesday. Two black bear cubs were filmed following mama bear, something the park said has never been captured on camera inside Hood Mountain Regional Park and Open Space Preserve. “This shows that bears are […]
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