April 6, 2025

22 thoughts on “Liz Hadly Tracks the Impact of Climate Change in Yellowstone

  1. I think some of you freshman/soph haven't learned that scat, aka poop, is HIGHLY more efficient in animals than people for some species. A bear, being a key-stone species in Yellowstone, has to rely on every meal as if it is their last. The absorption rate of a bear's large intestine pulling water out of fecal matter is far greater than humans. Trust me, it's just warm seeds and berries that time of the year, this is right before hibernation. AKA they are conserving energy and not hunting. It's not like picking up human feces with different microbes or E. Coli.

    When you guys get to your jr/sr year and start doing internships, I promise you, this will happen in the backcountry by your internship leader. Then you will do it to your future students. Something I hope to help do, pass on knowledge, and random facts about bear scat! Good luck everyone working on their studies.

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