Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Bear Calculation

This time of year, bears are everywhere, looking for food. Years ago, at a nature center program, I learned Black Bears consume as much as 25,000 calories a day, leading up to winter.  So what does that look like in terms of food? You begin to see why dumpsters are the preferred source of black bear food!  5,526 acorns a day seems a little difficult to swallow without a steady source of water!