Warmer temperatures may disrupt the Kodiak bear’s diet

Bright red elderberries ripe for bears to harvest. (Photo courtesy of Caroline Cheung/United States Fish and Wildlife Service)
Climate change may be throwing off the Kodiak bear’s eating equilibrium.
On years with warmer spring temperatures, research says that elderberries ripen several weeks earlier than normal.
Oregon State University postdoctoral researcher William Deacy just published findings from a multi-year study of bears on the southwest side of Kodiak Island.
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