the bear facts

ursus arctos

 

length: 1 to 2.8 m

weight: 139 kg (male), 95 kg (female)

lifespan: 20 to 30 years

predators: humans

habitat: boreal forest, mountain alpine, arctic tundra

yukon population estimate: 6,000-7,000

 

they breed for the first time around their 8th year and reproduce every 3 to 4 years

 

bears routinely distinguish between threatening and non-threatening human behaviour

 

bears are not mean or malicious; they are very gentle, curious, and tolerant animals

 

shih shòh (gwich’in)

shär cho (hän)

dlēze (kaska)

srà cho (northern tutchone)

akłaq (inuvialuit)

atsìá sho (big grandpa) (southern tutchone)

shash chō (tagish)

shüh choh (upper tanana)

xóots or xûts (tlingit)

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