Face to face with grizzly research
New CAHNRS Dean André Wright came face to face with the grizzlies of the WSU Bear Center in an informational visit Monday, July 30. Grizzlies at Washington State University are […]
Unseasonal wake-up brought about by food
If bears are fed during hibernation, they wake up. But not completely. That’s the preliminary finding from a research study conducted this winter at the WSU Bear Research, Education, and […]
Center’s youngest residents developing quickly
At the Bear Center, they’re still called ‘the cubs’. But physiologically, they’re more like teenagers or young adults. The four youngest grizzly bears at the WSU Bear Research, Education, and […]
Alum returns to WSU after years studying wildlife in Alaska
If you love wildlife, working for Alaska’s Department of Fish and Game is basically the ultimate job. “As a research biologist, I worked with moose, river otters, wolverines, wolves, brown […]
Measuring bear energy goal of summer research project
This summer at the WSU Bear Research, Education, and Conservation Center, energy use is the order of the day. From cardiac monitors to special collars to foraging experiments, WSU researchers […]
Students design potential bear center
Giving students a real-world assignment makes their classwork feel more worthwhile and can let their passions come through in a way a stock assignment may not. This past academic year, two WSU School of Design…
Into the wild to study grizzlies
There’s camping, then there’s Alaska back-country, grizzly bear scientific research camping. That’s how WSU Ph.D. student Joy Erlenbach has spent the past three summers, and where she is right now. […]
WSU research bears mark the changing seasons
The bears at the WSU Bear Research,Education, and Conservation Center spent September gaining weight at a tremendous rate, up to 10 pounds or more each week, preparing for another winter […]
Why are they called grizzly bears?
Is it because of their frightful — or grisly — nature or their grizzled appearance? It depends on which explorer wrote about the bear more than 200 years ago.
Why do our researchers sometimes wear sunglasses when they work with the grizzly bears?
Over the years, WSU researchers have found that grizzly bears are predominantly right-handed and can close gates. Now, it turns out, they may also read facial expressions.
