Alaska's Grizzly Bears Drop Salmon for Berries as Climate Changes

Submitted by miakah on Mon, 09/18/2017 - 12:09
Type: 
Literature
Publication: 
McKenna, Phil. 2017. Alaska's Grizzly Bears Drop Salmon for Berries as Climate Changes.
Year Published: 
2017
Description: 

When Kodiak Island's elderberries started ripening earlier, its iconic bears changed their diet. It's another ecological shift amid climate change, scientists say.

Category: 
climate change, alaska, Kodiak, grizzly bear, brown bear, salmon, seasonal diet, elderberries, berries, ecology

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Website: 
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/21082017/alaska-grizzly-bears-salmon-berries-…