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Bears with Brogan Holcombe

Published on: 23rd July, 2021

In this episode, Devon and Richard sit down with Brogan Holcombe to talk all about bears!

Outline:

  • Bear encounter stories
  • Are all black bears black?
  • Black bear range in North America
  • How many species of bear
  • How large black bears get
  • Diet (through life and year)
  • Behavior
  • Hibernation 
  • Cubs (how many? How long do they stay with mom? Etc)
  • Interactions with people (becoming comfortable around people)
  • Mitigating issues and fostering coexistence 
  • Growler Bears
  • Brogans research

Brogan is a Master’s Student working in the Wildlife Habitat & Population Analysis Lab at Virginia Tech

She’s also the one behind #SundayScientistShoutout on Twitter which she does every week for scientists or STEM activists from underrepresented groups.

Follow Brogan @Brogan_Holcombe or look up her #bearseyeview for awesome bear videos!

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The Wild Life
A show about the wonder and wildness of life, following the threads that connect us to the natural world.
An optimistic, curiosity-chasing show about the wonder and wildness of life, following the threads that connect us to the natural world. The Wild Life is, always has been, and always will be a show about the diversity of life within the animal kingdom, but it's about more than that. It's about connections. It's about how the natural world inspires our culture, movies, and technologies. It's about the patterns that persist throughout not just life, but the universe itself. It's about us.
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