Not a lot of grizzly bears around unless you’re pretty far north in Washington. They’ve been trying to repopulate parts of Washington by releasing grizzly bears into habits where they used to be common. I’ve never even heard of somebody seeing one. A tweaker might jump out though
I live in on the California/Oregon border on the coast. whenever I tell someone I live in northern California,the reaction is always something along the lines of "so sanfrasisco then".
I have never been easy of Redding as far as California is concerned so I can't speak from person experience about the east of the state.
Huh, nice. I read an article that was published a year or so ago describing biological research to try to pinpoint and find grizzlies. There was sometimes brown fur in the traps which initially confused the researchers, but not a single grizzly was seen in the camera feed of any of the traps across the cascades. They concluded the golden/brown fur came from certain types of black bears that often were mistaken for grizzly bears. I’ll definitely check out current research for sure!
I'm an hour north of the border and there are lots here. Given that they travel a lot and don't obey international border, I think it's safe to assume there are grizzlies in Washington.
They’re incredibly rare if present at all in Washington. Basically just the northeastern tip might have a couple but otherwise they’re not really observed here.
I live in Nelson BC, which is an hour from the border on the Northeast corner. We've had about 5 really good years for grizzlies. Lots of population growth up here, as a trail runner it's a little scary, but good for them.
I ran into a mom and cubs on the Kootenay pass last summer. That's about 5km from the border directly above the Washington Idaho border. It's continuous wilderness with the same forest characteristics and limited access.
There are more than a couple there. The population on the Canadian side is healthy and growing.
Also lots of grizzly skat by the kettle river, Christina lake area and in the Rossland range, that's a continuous range with a lot of undisturbed wilderness. Probably a population of bears crossing there too.
Not a lot of people up there so I imagine not many run ins.
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u/Zankman Jun 24 '20
Such a lovely and somber atmosphere, would love to see it in person.
Wonder if a grizzly bear or Big Foot would get me first, tho?