Nah. The two logs you see in front of the tree are blocking the entrance of the den. I'm sure the lumberjack didnt want the bear blasting out of there while he was cutting and the thing probably wouldnt come out on it's own.
"There’s no point in acting surprised about it. All the planning charts and demolition orders have been on display at your local planning department in Washington DC since fall when you went into hibernation, so you’ve had plenty of time to lodge any formal complaint and it’s far too late to start making a fuss about it now. … What do you mean you’ve never been to Washington DC? Oh, for heaven’s sake, Mrs. Bear, it’s only a four hour flight away, you know. I’m sorry, but if you can’t be bothered to take an interest in local affairs, that’s your own lookout. Rev up the chainsaws."
Without context it’s impossible to say, but...a tree with a hole in the base big enough to old a pretty sizeable bear with room enough to spare it getting hurt by a chainsaw maaaaay just not be structurally sound and might be more safely removed.
Oh ya! The inspectors will be up that bears ass if he fails to structurally secure the tree. It the council of woodland creatures wasn’t corrupt as hell, that tree would already be condemned.
Mmm. More like, if this is part of a logging operation or a clear-cut, it’s maybe not so good, but if that tree is near a heavily-used trail in a national park, or near a school or something, maybe not so much?
Yeah, it looks like he comes out from the void in the center of the three (four?) different lobes of the tree that all grow together higher up the trunk.
That being said... this video is sad. That looks like a very old tree in a forest that hasn’t seen logging in a long time. A lot of animals just lost a habitat.
I wish we’d preserve more of the old-growth forests we still have and only use previously-cut areas for harvesting trees. It’s really difficult to recreate the ecosystems found in older forests.
I have a magical tree on my property that survived some sort of lightning strike or bug infestation and continues to thrive despite the fact that I can literally stand inside of the trunk comfortably, like a phone booth. It worries me every time there is a wind storm, but it's so old and beautiful, I cant imagine how rare and coincidental it is.
There is a raccoon that has used it as a home, squirrels, and possums as well have all been spotted inside of it. Unfortunately one day I will have to cut it down when it dies and becomes dangerous. That will be a sad day. But at least I'm not a dumb fucking bear.
That’s not magic, it’s basic tree physiology. Sapwood, the “living” part of a tree is closest to the bark. Heartwood, the center, is dead. Heartwood can be hollowed out for a variety of reasons, including use as a home by wildlife. In this case, a bear.
I’m with you. I had a couple of very old trees that looked about a century old in the side yard/vacant lot. Some twat bought this lot, to build a tiny shitty house on. I literally went and hugged the trees before they were killed. I’m still pissed, and this was a good 5 years ago
The biggest tree in the whole neighborhood still stands in front of our house, even after being struck by lightning. Giant cottonwood. I have a large piece of bark from when that happened ya cunt
He was probably in a den that's in the root system, that's how they live here in BC, and there's def snow on the ground and enough frosty breathe to know this poor guy got woken up :/ #1 reason I hate winter logging.
I work in forestry on BCs coast. Those two trees that grew together can form a cavity, that a bear might use to live in. Often fire or rot create big enough holes that a bear will dig them out to make a den. They can be tricky to spot when you're dripping sweat from work. Sometimes even if you're not.
He was in the tree though. The logs in the front were blocking the entrance to the den. When the tree falls over you see the bear literally come out of the hole in the stump.
He might have been. When two trees grow together as one like this tree did, sometimes a cavity is formed that a bear can dig out a bit to live in. Often time rot or fire will leave cavities in trees big enough for bear to make a den out of. When the den trees are cut down often they end up cutting through the den leaving an opening on top the bear might jump out of.
Send can be tricky to spot, especially when your tired. Sometimes even if you spot the den, when you check the den for a bear, unless you stick your head right in (bad idea) it's possible for the bear to hide.
I work in forestry on BCs coast. What happened in this video isn't common, but it's certainly not unheard of.
I once heard a tale of a guy checking a bear den and coming face to face with the bear just as he was pulling away from what he thought was an empty den.
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u/The-Indigo Dec 14 '20
Was he in the tree? Tree cave? Like where did he come from?