If you live in the Snoqualmie Valley, then you know bears are a common site – especially this year, where they seem to have started visiting neighborhood streets in search of food (i.e. garbage cans) earlier than normal.
What you might not get a chance to see very often is bears just being bears in the woods.
Jerry and Melinda Koethe, who reside near Fall City, shared some not-often-seen footage of these adorable bear cubs with BearSmart WA. Their backyard trail camera recorded these two guys in a wrestling match.
BearSmart volunteer Melissa Grant said the cubs are most likely about 6 -7 months old, as they are usually born toward the end of hibernation between January and March. She estimated they are about as large as a medium-sized dog.
You can follow BearSmart WA on Twitter and Facebook to learn more about how to keep our local bear population healthy and safe – and report bear sightings which they track in order to work with wildlife agencies in the state.
Thanks to Jerry&Melinda Koethe for sending your backyard wildlife camera footage! #babybears #fallcitywa #bearsmartwa pic.twitter.com/LXazRc9w4N
— Bear Smart WA (@bearsmartwa) August 5, 2018
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Precious! Thanks for sharing.