Re: [pct-l] Bears in the San Jacinto area

[Ty <ty@vr6.com>]

I believe I found the article you are making reference to in the Desert
Sun Online.  Here it is:

http://www.desertsunonline.com/news/stories/features/944351513.shtml

Ty

On Thu, 9 Dec 1999, Jeff Jones wrote:

> Howdy listers,
> Within the last week or two, a local naturalist from the Desert Museum
> wrote an article in the Desert Sun (now online though I don't know about
> this article) that a few bears have moved into the San Jacinto Mountain
> area and one was even spotted farther south (Cuyamaca??).  We covered
> this topic on the list awhile back.  The article also noted that the
> largest bears in the state are located in the San Bernardino Mountains.
> I have seen more bears and bear sign (tracks and scat) in the Whitewater
> River Canyon area (above the PCT) than I've seen anywhere else in the
> state.  Fortunately for hikers, these bears are hunted and run when they
> see a person.
>                Jeff Jones
> 
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