⛰️ Fauna of Columbia 🇺🇸

American Black Bear
(Ursus Americanus)

Once ubiquitous and found across the continental United States, the American Black Bear has been extirpated from much of its historic range and has since been relegated to remote forests and sparsely-habitated regions. Well-known for their long hibernations, black bears sustain themselves through the spring to fall with an omnivorous diet consisting of vegetation, berries, carrion, and fish. Found in a range of colors including white, blonde cinnamon, brown, and black, they are often mistaken for their cousin the Grizzly Bear.

"It seems strange that bears, so fond of all sorts of flesh, running the risks of guns and fires and poison, should never attack men except in defense of their young. How easily and safely a bear could pick us up as we lie asleep!"

📜 John Muir, My First Summer in the Sierra, 1911
📍Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

📍Pontiac, Michigan

📍Land Run Monument, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

📍American Fork Canyon, Utah

📍American Fork, Utah

📍Springfield, Ohio