reminded - https://aboutzoos.info/89-news/news-biodiversity/706-how-the-return-of-wolves-makes-bears-fat-enough-for-hibernation-in-yellowstone https://aboutzoos

reminded - https://aboutzoos.info/89-news/news-biodiversity/706-how-the-return-of-wolves-makes-bears-fat-enough-for-hibernation-in-yellowstone https://aboutzoos.info/89-news/news-biodiversity/706-how-the... "How the return of wolves makes bears fat enough for hiber­na­tion in Yellowstone" "A new study sug­gests that the return of wolves to Yel­low­stone National Park is begin­ning to bring back a key part of the diet of griz­zly bears that has been miss­ing for much of the past cen­tury — berries that help bears put on fat before going into hibernation. [...] The researchers found that the level of berries con­sumed by Yel­low­stone griz­zlies is sig­nif­i­cantly higher now that shrubs are start­ing to recover fol­low­ing the re- introduction of wolves, which have reduced over- browsing by elk herds. "