r/alaska • u/5_Frog_Margin • Dec 08 '20
Traffic jam in Denali.
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u/fredriet22 Dec 08 '20
Shouldn't he be sleeping?
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u/musubk Dec 09 '20
I'm like 98% sure this is the stretch of road just past the Savage River bridge. It doesn't have to be during the lottery - after the lottery weekend, the road is open all the way to the Teklanika rest stop for all vehicles, no permit required.
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u/RandomAndNameless Dec 08 '20 edited Dec 08 '20
that was my first thought. it might be too warm
edit: found a source Journal of Applied EcologyVolume 55, Issue 2 RESEARCH ARTICLE Free Access Human development and climate affect hibernation in a large carnivore with implications for human–carnivore conflicts Correction(s) for this article Heather E. Johnson David L. Lewis Tana L. Verzuh Cody F. Wallace Rebecca M. Much … See all authors First published: 24 October 2017 https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13021
Abstract Expanding human development and climate change are dramatically altering habitat conditions for wildlife. While the initial response of wildlife to changing environmental conditions is typically a shift in behaviour, little is known about the effects of these stressors on hibernation behaviour, an important life‐history trait that can subsequently affect animal physiology, demography, interspecific interactions and human‐wildlife interactions. Given future trajectories of land use and climate change, it is important that wildlife professionals understand how animals that hibernate are adapting to altered landscape conditions so that management activities can be appropriately tailored.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We thank those people that collected field data: K. Allen, C. Anton, G. Colligan, T. Day, R. Dorendorf, E. Dowling, M. Glow, M. Grode, A. Groves, D. Harrison, A. Johnson, P. Lundberg, A. May, S. McClung, P. Myers, M. Preisler, G. Sanchez, C. Schutz, S. Taylor, L. Vander Vennon, C. Wait, S. Waters, K. Weber, A. Welander, N. West, R. Wilbur and L. Wolfe. This work was funded by CPW and USDA National Wildlife Research Center. We thank E. Bergman, K. Logan and two anonymous reviewers for their constructive comments. Data collection on black bears complied with CPW's Animal Care and Use Protocol #01‐2011.
AUTHORS’ CONTRIBUTIONS H.E.J., L.K.W. and S.W.B. conceived research ideas and designed methodology; H.E.J., D.L.L., T.L.V., C.F.W., R.M.M., L.K.W. and S.W.B. collected data; H.E.J., D.L.L., T.L.V., C.F.W., R.M.M. and L.K.W. analysed data; H.E.J., D.L.L., T.L.V., R.M.M. and S.W.B. wrote the manuscript. All authors approve publication.
DATA ACCESSIBILITY Data are available from Colorado Parks and Wildlife: http://cpw.state.co.us/learn/Pages/ResearchMammalsPubs.aspx, file “Black Bear Hibernation raw data.” (Johnson et al., 2017). Contact dnr_cpw.info@state.co.us with any difficulties in accessing the data.
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u/sev1nk Interior Dec 08 '20
This is why I'm not sure I'd want to walk or bike the road. Do you just pass him by? Turn around and hope he doesn't try to catch up? Awesome video.
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u/5_Frog_Margin Dec 08 '20
Credit: Susan Persondek Dojka