After More Than A Year

A Black Bear (Ursus americanus) meandered to the cabin today, after an absence of any bears for a bit more than a year. And before that there had not been a bear here for three years. Not a one.

This absence was caused by a serious outbreak of sarcoptic mange. Seems slowly the bears around here are making a recovery. Finally.

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Brenda Clements Jones

Brenda is a certified Virginia Master Naturalist, a Habitat Defender for Shenandoah National Park, and a devoted fan of Mother Nature. She lives in a cabin in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Shenandoah National Park, and hikes up to the higher elevations of her mountain often to see what nature is up to. Her constant hiking companion is a camera that captures nature as it unfolds through the seasons. It’s her goal to share the natural world around her through her photographs.

2 thoughts on “After More Than A Year”

    1. Hi Anita,

      Yes, great to start getting things back to normal. Though there is not a huge amount of conflict between bears and deer, deer chose not to be in an area that has a good number of bears. I’m looking forward to seeing less deer chomping on my plants!

      Thanks so much for reading my posts!
      Bren

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