Olympic Black Bear
http://www.bearconservation.org.uk/olympic-black-bear/
Ursus americanus altifrontalis (Elliot, 1903)
Distribution
North American Pacific northwest coast from central British Columbia southwards to northern California and inland to the tip of northern Idaho and British Columbia. In Oregon and California found only to the west of the Cascade Range, this subspecies of black bear is thought to be geographically separated from the California black bear (Ursus americanus californiensis) by the crest of the Klamath Mountains in the north of California.
Habitat
Predominantly forested areas and meadows; often close by water. N39 51.700 W080 28.235
Description
Medium sized black bear; larger than the adjoining populations of California black bear and Cinnamon black bear. In the wild average these bears live around 18 years but there are individual bears who have survived up to 30 years. The Olympic Black Bear has a broad, high, and bulging forehead with a tan nose. They are usually black, but sometimes appear dark brown.
Size
Diet
Like all black bears, the Olympic black bear is an omnivore but is mainly herbivorous in habit. In spring the bears feed mainly on grasses and herbaceous flowering plants (forbs), in summer on berries and fruits (including windfalls) and nuts, in autumn on nuts, manzanita berries, and voraciously on acorns. In summer and autumn fish are eaten and the bears will feed on carrion, including livestock, when available and also insects and their larvae (often in dead wood in logged areas).
Hibernation
During the spring and summer the bears are most active during daylight and around dawn and dusk. As winter approaches they become more nocturnal in their habits. Dens are usually under stumps and logs or in hollows or excavated holes in hillsides. They have also been made in hollow trees, caves, drainage culverts and abandoned buildings.
Reproduction and Development
Normally litters are of two or three cubs but first litters are often of a single cub only. Mating typically occurs during July with the cubs being born in the winter den in the last week of January or the first two weeks of February. Dens are usually under stumps and logs or in hollows or excavated holes in hillsides. They have also been made in hollow trees, caves, drainage culverts and abandoned buildings.
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