Originally Posted by Ralphie
Originally Posted by MT_DD_FAN
Originally Posted by Ralphie
So how did all the plains grizzlys ever survive without whitebark pines?


There were plenty of food sources on the plains for the bears when Lewis & Clark first saw them. As the bears were killed off, and pushed back into undesirable habitat (by white settler standards), they adapted to different food sources.


I was being just a bit sarcastic. The whitebark pine deal is blown way out of proportion for the mtn bears. For political reasons. There are no (or very very few) whitebark pines in many of the mtn areas right now. Right above my house is a perfect example, lots of bears and no whitebark pines. Yet the greenies would have us believe that the bear's existence depends on them.


The same in northern Idaho - the whitebark pine has been dying out for years, yet our Grizzly population is growing (???). The USFS is gearing up to waste more money on replanting whitebark pine, in the name of Grizzly bear food source...