Why are Bears Important in an Ecosystem?
Make the Forest Fertile It is understood bears love to eat fish. By dragging salmon carcasses through the forest, they help to enrich the soil. This is good for trees and other forest cover vegetation. Additionally, they deposit scat on the forest floors. Animal waste deposits are great for enriching the soil. They act as a natural growth booster. Seed Dispersion Bears help in seed dispersion. When they eat fruits, seeds do not undergo digestion and pass out as facial matters. Bears deposit these seeds on different parts of the ecosystem resulting in new plant growth. Black bears, in particular, eat a lot of fruit and vegetation so they are amongst the main seed dispersion agents. Clean the Forest and Maintain Ecosystem Balances ] The forest would be littered with carcasses if not for bears. Even though bears are not scavengers, they help by eating these carcasses. Additionally, bears are predators by nature so they help to maintain the balance of the ecosystem by reducing the population of animals like deer, moose, and elk just to name a few. www.yellowstonebearworld.com |
Bear Safety Tips
“It's important to see bears as being as important as you, or even more important than us because we have taken so much from them and need to make up for that. That's why we have to learn how to live like them and with them." - Charlie Russell
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Bears Without Fear by Kevin Van Tighem
"In this timely and sensitive book, Kevin Van Tighem calls on decades of experience, knowledge and understanding in order to enlighten readers about our relationship with and attitude toward bears. Along the way we are confronted with the realities confronting these great animals as a result of our ever-expanding human population and their ever-shrinking natural habitat. Through historical research, field observation, practical advice, personal anecdotes and an array of stunning photos, Van Tighem has written a comprehensive book that is meant to demystify bears in order to promote a deeper understanding of these powerful yet vulnerable creatures." Available from Chapters/Indigo or Amazon.ca |