62 days, 0 grizzly bear attacks
It must be a good year for salmon on the Taku River, because we could see no evidence of grizzly activity in the vicinity of the Flying Pisces fish and chip stand at the Atlin Arts & Music Festival over the weekend. Even the six gallons of bacon grease we slathered all over the trailer’s exterior didn’t seem to do the trick.
At any rate, we’re all optimistic that this week could be a turning point for the Grizzly Project. Mark has heard several reports of a grizzly sow (possibly with cubs) in the vicinity of Chadburn Lake and the Yukon River trail in recent weeks. And while no one at the Department of Environment has returned his messages requesting that conservation officers be dispatched to track, dart and relocate the mama bear to First and Main during a weekday lunch rush, he’s pretty sure it’s just because every bureaucrat in the territory is on holidays right now.Then again, the non-response could also have something to do with Mark’s other request: to have the COs drop the cubs off at his place, all because he’s too cheap to buy his daughter a puppy.