719 September 2021 NPS photo
Adult Female: 2018 - Present
Subadult Female: 2016 - 2017
Year First Identified: 2016 as a 2.5 year-old subadult (2014 year of birth)
Year Last Observed: 2023
Offspring Of: 435 Holly (2014 litter)
Known Litters of Cubs: 2 (2019, 2 spring cubs, both males 207 and 208), (2022, 1 spring cub)
Genetics Study Samples Obtained: There were no known darting attempts (successful or unsuccessful) in 2016, 2017, or 2018 by Ranger Michael Saxton for the genetics study.
Identification:[]
2017 Bears of Brooks River book: 719 is a small but stocky young bear, with a shaggy blond coat and dark face with dark eye rings. She has a prominent shoulder hump, and large blond oval ears. She is the offspring of 435, and looks much like a miniature version of her mother.
2018 Bears of Brooks River book: 719 is a medium-sized subadult, with a shaggy blond coat that darkens slightly in the fall. She has large oval ears that are even lighter blond than her body. Her face is dark when shedding and her claws are light tipped. She is the offspring of 435, and looks much like a miniature version of her mother.
From September 2019 Meet Bear 719 Video : Small, young adult female with shaggy blond fur, a dark face, and tan tipped claws. In the fall, her coat becomes dark blond, yet she retains light blond ears. At this time, she closely resembles her mother, 435 Holly.
Meet Bear 719 - Bears of Brooks Falls by Explore Nature Cams and Mike FItz published September 11, 2019-1
Distinctive Behaviors:[]
2017 Bears of Brooks River book: 719 is an example of the brown bear’s capacity to learn and adapt its behavior for survival. In 2014, 719’s mother (435 Holly) adopted a lone yearling, 503 Cubadult. While cub adoption is a rarely observed event, 719 learned from the experience that an advantage can, in some cases, be made by approaching other bears. After being emancipated, 719 was frequently seen following and playing with her adopted sibling, 503. Soon after, and continuing to the end of fall, 719 began to follow 402 and her two yearling cubs.
Although 402 would occasionally charge 719 and drive her away, 402 appeared relatively tolerant of 719’s presence. 719’s behavior had several benefits: she was able to continue to learn survival skills by “sitting in” on the lessons 402 gave to her own cubs; she was shown the best fishing spots; and she received protection–other bears were much less likely to approach her when 402 and her cubs were nearby. In one instance, 402 even stopped a charge from 435 that was directed at 719.
Ironically, 402 is the biological mother of 503, 719’s adopted sibling. We cannot know how cognizant 719 was of the events surrounding her development. But brown bears are intelligent. 719 appears to have learned from 503’s adoption, and applied that knowledge to her own situation. She seems to have identified the risks and rewards of approaching an unknown bear, and used that knowledge to give herself the best chance at survival.
2018 Bears of Brooks River book: The same information above in the 2017 edition with the following additional information:
In 2017, 719 was not observed approaching or following other adult bears or family groups. However, she did frequently play and travel with other subadults. Similar to the advantages gained by following 402 in 2016, 719 again gained the advantage of “safety in numbers” by spending time around other subadult bears.
Life History:[]
719 is believed to be the single offspring from 435 Holly 's 2014 litter. In July 2014, 435 Holly adopted 503 Cubadult, giving 719 an adopted sibling. 719 is an example of the brown bear's capacity to learn and adapt its behavior for survival. In July 2014, 719's mother adopted a lone yearling, 503 Cubadult. While adoption is a rarely observed event, 719 learned from the experience that an advantage can, in some cases, be made by approaching other bears.
2014: Spring Cub with 435 Holly and then also with Adopted 1.5 Year-Old Sibling, 503 Cubadult[]
2014 Season:[]
2014.??.??: Emma Jeffries captured this video of 435 Holly with her spring cub, 719:
2014.??.?? (Published 7/4/2014): 435 Holly and her spring cub, 719 can be seen in the beginning of this video by Various Videos 1 (published July 4, 2014):
2014.??.?? (July 21, 2014 or Prior): Kara Stenberg captured this photograph of 435 Holly's spring cub (719) and it was posted in Brooks Locge's July 21, 2014 Facebook post .:
Please request Kara Stenberg's permission prior to using her photographs!
2014.??.??: Brooks Lodge guest, Demetrios Kyres , captured this photograph of 435 Holly with her spring cubs (719) shared on Brooks Lodge's July 28, 2014 Facebook post Demetrios Kyres also captured this photograph of 435 Holly with her spring cub (719) shared on Brooks Lodge's August 3, 2014 Facebook post .
2014.??.??: Explore's video "503 Finds a New Family | Memorable Moments in Bearcam History" published on August 22, 2022. Mike Fitz narrates the story of yearling 503 Cubadult finding his new family, 435 Holly and her spring cub 719.
June 2014:[]
2014.06.27: Guess who just showed up ? Bear 435 Holly and her spring cub !
2014.06.28:
July 2014:[]
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2014.07.??: Park visitor Joan Wallner captured these adorable photographs ( #1 , #2 , #3 . & #4) of 435 Holly and her biological spring cub (now 719).
Park visitor Joan Wallner captured this July, 2014 video of 435 Holly with her spring cub 719.
2014.07.01: 435 Holly with her spring cub (719) video by JB Grace.:
2014.07.07: Park visitor Randy Harris captured this photograph of 435 Holly and her biological spring cub (now 719) Randy Harris also captured these photographs (#1 . #2 & #3 ) of the family group with 435 Holly standing on her hind legs..
Bud Marschner's 7/7/2014 photo of 435 Holly and spring cub 719.
2014.07.15: KNP&P's July 15, 2014 15:48 Facebook post announcing that 435 Holly and her spring cub (now 719) are currently on the Lower River live cam .:
2014.07.16: 719 as a spring cub with 435 Holly can be seen during this video by MsDebbiB from the lower river wildlife viewing platform when Ranger Mike and Ranger Roy are testng live chat equipment.
719 as a spring cub with 435 Holly are in this video by Ms DebbiB 07 16 2014 Part 1 of 2 Ranger Roy and Ranger Mike test the mic's and chat
2014.07.17: 435 Holly and her spring cub (719) were observed on the lower river cam alone (503 was not with them at this time), gif by Juergen can be viewed here ♥.
2014.07.21 or Prior: 435 Holly and her spring cub (719) NPS photo from KNP&P's July 21, 2014 Facebook post .:
September 2014:[]
2014.09.17:
13:25: Spring cub (now known as 719) video by MsDebbiB:
435 Holly, her adopted yearling 503 and biological spring cub 719 are seen along the lower river and the bridge gate in this 9/17/2014 video by Linda R. Jett.
2014.09.19-.09.25: Park visitor Laszlo Molnar posted this video which is believed to be from 9/19-9/25/2014 based on a 2nd video that had those dates. 435 Holly can be seen with her spring cub 719 and adopted yearling Cubadult 503 at 0:36, 23:26-24:20 and 38:14-41:38.
2014.09.27: Katmai National Park posted this 9/27/2014 photo of spring cub 719 by the bridge gate on their Facebook page.
Spring cub 719 and yearling 503 Cubadult play fight in the KNP&P video . Out in the river and on the shore, these two cubs battle in an extended play fight.:
2014.09.28:
KNP&P's video of 435 Holly nursing her spring cub (719) and her adopted yearling (503 Cubadult) on the spit. You can hear 435 Holly's spring cub bawling in this video:
Ranger Jeanne's photos of 435 Holly nursing her spring cub (719) and her adopted yearling (503 Cubadult): Photo #1 and Photo #2
October 2014:[]
2014.10.03: 435 Holly with her biological spring cub (719) and her adopted yearling (503 Cubadult) video by DTB:
Spring cub 719 and 503 Cubadult playing video by JoeBear.:
2014.10.05: 435 Holly's spring cub (719) with adopted yearling (503) Cubadult. NPS photo'
_left_and_spring_cub_(719)_right_October_5,_2014_NPS_photo.jpg "435 Holly's adopted yearling (503 Cubadult) left and spring cub (719) right October 5, 2014 NPS photo.jpg (147 KB)")
2014.10.06: Yearling 503 Cubadult and spring cub 719 share a fish in this 10/6/2014 video by Joe Bear.
2014.10.13: 719 video by JoeBear:
2015: 1.5 Year-Old Yearling with 435 Holly and Adopted Sibling, 503 Cubadult[]
719 appears in the 2015 Bears of Brooks River book on 435 Holly's page, page 40.
719, a dependent yearling, remained with 435 Holly and adopted brother, 503 Cubadult in 2015.
June 2015:[]
2015.06.02 14:54: Ranger Mike comment:
"Rangers were surprised by the early season appearance of 435 Holly and her two cubs this afternoon. Both cubs looked larger (and leaner) than last fall. Like most bears at this time of the year, they are biding their time until the salmon return. They were seen milling about near the mouth of Brooks River for about 15 minutes before they disappeard down the beach. I've attached several photos of the family to this post...."
Kara Stenberg captured this photograph of 435 Holly with her yearling (719) and her adopted 2.5 year-old cub (503 Cubadult) that was shared in Brooks Lodge's June 2, 2015 Facebook post .:
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2015.06.16 or Prior: Kara Stenberg captured this photograph of 435 Holly with her yearling (719) and her adopted 2.5 year-old cub (503 Cubadult) that was shared in Brooks Lodge's June 16, 2015 Facebook post .:
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2015.06.30 or Prior: Kara Stenberg captured this photograph of 435 Holly with her yearling (719) and her adopted 2.5 Year-old cub (503 Cubadult) that was shared in Brooks Lodge's June 30, 2015 Facebook post .:
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June 2015 - August 2017:[]
2015.06.?? - 2015.08.??: 719 & 503 Cubadult in The Way We Are video by DTB
July 2015: []
2015.07.??: Brooks Camp visitor Theresa Bielawski captured photos of 435 Holly's yearling cub (now 719) and 503 Cubadult, her adopted 2.5 year old cub playing. Theresa shared these photos on 1/10/2021. Theresa commented "Here are 503 & 719 in late July 2015." Photos #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6 and #7.
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2015.07.04: 435 Holly with her biological yearling (719) and her adopted 1.5 year-old (503 Cubadult) video by Martina.:
435 Holly with yearling (719) & 1.5 Year-old adopted cub (503 Cubadult) Explore org bearcams 7-4-2015 by Martina
2015.07.12: 435 Holly, her yearling (719) and adopted 2.5 year-old cub (503 Cubadult) attempt to fish at Brooks Falls. First 289 prevents 435 from focusing on fishing then the approach of 747 to the jacuzzi displaces the 435 family group from 435's intended fishing spot below the falls. Video by Martina:
7/12/2015 video by Martina, 435 Holly, her 2.5 year old (503 Cubadult) and spring cub (719) sit below the falls. 289 is directly in front of them.
In a third 7/12/2015 video by Martina, 2.5 year old (503 Cubadult) climbs up to the lip where 128 Grazer has caught a fish. Cubadult looks like he is either looking for scraps or wants to pirate the fish. 435 Holly is seen below looking anxious. Did Holly call him down? 503 Cubadult climbs back down shortly thereafter.
2015.07.18 or Prior: Kara Stenberg captured this photograph of 435 Holly's yearling (719) (right) and her adopted 2.5 year-old cub (503 Cubadult) (left) that was shared in Brooks Lodge's July 18, 2015 Facebook post .:
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2015.07.19 or Prior: Kara Stenberg captured these photographs of 435 Holly's yearling (719) (right) and her adopted 2.5 year-old cub (503 Cubadult) (left) that was shared in Brooks Lodge's July 19, 2015 Facebook post .:
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2015.07.24 or Prior: Kara Stenberg captured this photograph of 435 Holly's yearling 719 (top) and her 2.5 year-old cub 503 Cubadult (bottom) that was shared with Brooks Lodge's July 24, 2015 Facebook post .:
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2015.07.24: 435 Holly protects her two cubs (719 & 503 Cubadult) from a 856, the most dominant boar, at Brooks Falls video by Martina:
Mike Fitz has a photo of this interaction on his flickr: 435 Holly stands up to 856 by Mike Fitz
and then she does it again...this time a different bear is the focus of her charge video by Martina:
435 Holly charges another bear at Brooks Falls in protection of her cubs 07 24 2015 video by Martina-0
September 2015:[]
2015.09.09: madmadmad photographed 435 Holly with her yearling and adopted 2.5 year old on 9/9/2015. The family can be seen in this album of 16 photos titled "Holly and Cubs."
October 2015:[]
2015.10.09: In the four October 9, 2015 Explore Recorder videos below, 719 was roughly 1.5+ years old. Her mom (435 Holly) and 503 Cubadult (2.5+ years old) were nearby but out of frame. 503 was adopted by 435 Holly in July 2014 when he was about 1.5 years old, so the three family members (435 Holly, 719, 503) had been together a little over a year when this video was taken.
435 Holly emancipated 719 and 503 the following spring in 2016 when they were about 2.5 and 3.5 years old, respectively. Bear 719's ID number was assigned to her in 2016, the year she was emancipated. During 719's first season independent of 435 Holly, 719 was periodically seen following 402 and her two surviving yearling cubs, which are believed to be male 812 and female 811. (402 was initially seen with four spring cubs in 2015.)
719 - Explore Recorder videos in chronological order - 10/9//15.: (p 01/15/2020 15:55 )
Explore Recorder video #1 :
River Watch - Katmai National Park, Alaska Cam 10-09-2015 20 26 14 - 20 31 11 Explore Recorder video
Explore Recorder video #2 :
River Watch - Katmai National Park, Alaska Cam 10-09-2015 20 31 18 - 20 36 17 Explore Recorder video
Explore Recorder video #3 :
River Watch - Katmai National Park, Alaska Cam 10-09-2015 20 36 22 - 20 41 19 Explore Recorder video
Explore Recorder video #4 :
River Watch - Katmai National Park, Alaska Cam 10-09-2015 20 41 27 - 20 46 24 Explore Recorder video
Shel shared these October 9, 2015 snapshots (#1 , #2 , #3 , #4 , #5 , #6 , #7 & #8 ) of 719 as a yearling that she captured at the same time the 4 above Explore Recorder videos were being captured (p 01/15/2020 15:55 ).:
Shel also shared the links to these Explore Recorder videos that help support that 719 is the bear in the 4 above Explore Recorder videos. The first video shows 435 Holly in the same area around the same time as the above videos.:
River Watch - Katmai National Park, Alaska Cam 10-09-2015 20 21 10 - 20 26 07 Explore Recorder video
The second video shows 435 Holly and 503 Cubadult in the same area around the same time as the above videos.:
River Watch - Katmai National Park, Alaska Cam 10-09-2015 20 46 32 - 20 51 29 Explore Recorder video
2015.10.17: 435 Holly, with her biological female yearling (now 719), and her adopted 2.5 year-old male cub; and 273 with her spring cub (now 809 ) video by Mickey Williams:
273 and her spring cub meet 435 Holly and her adopted 2.5 year-old cub (503 Cubadult) and her biological yearling (719) in this video by JoeBear:
2015.10.15: 435 Holly's yearling (719) and adopted 2.5 year-old cub (503 Cubadult) fishing video by Mickey Williams.:
2015.10.18: 879, 435 Holly and her two cubs (503 Cubadult and 719) video by Mickey Williams.:
2016: 2.5 Year-Old Newly Emancipated Subadult[]
719 appears in the 2016 Bears of Brooks River book on 435 Holly's page, page 47
435 Holly successfully emancipated 719 in 2016 along with her adopted brother 503 Cubadult. After being emancipated, 719 was frequently seen following and playing with her adopted sibling, 503 Cubadult. Soon after, and continuing to the end of fall, 719 began to follow 402 and her two remaining yearling cubs.
Although 402 would occasionally charge 719 and drive her away, 402 appeared relatively tolerant of 719's presence. 719's behavior had several benefits: she was able to continue to learn survival skills by "sitting in" on the lessons 402 gave to her own cubs; she was shown the best fishing spots; and she received protection-other bears were much less likely to approach her when 402 and her cubs were nearby. In one instance, 402 even stopped a charge from 435 Holly (719's mother) that was directed at 719 .
Ironically, 402 is the biological mother of 503, 719's adopted sibling. We cannot know how cognizant 719 was of the events surrounding her development. But brown bears are intelligent. 719 appears to have learned from 503's adoption, and applied that knowledge to her own situation. She seems to have identified the risks and rewards of approaching unknown bear, and used that knowledge to give herself the best chance of survival.
2016 Season: []
2016.??.??: GreenRiver shared this 2016 season snapshot of 719 with 402's yearlings (811 & 812) (p 01/15/2020 16:54 ).:
May 2016:[]
2016.05.21: 435 Holly returned to the Brooks River with 719 and 503 Cubadult prior to emancipating them. The family group were the first bears observed in camp in 2016. Ranger Tammy Carmack captured this video .:
June 2016:[]
2016.06.03 or Prior: Kara Stenberg captured this photograph of 435 Holly's still dependent cubs, her now 2.5 year-old biological cub (719, right) and her adopted 3.5 year-old cub (503 Cubadult, left) that was shared in Brooks Lodge's June 3, 2016 Facebook post . 435 Holly was out of frame.:
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2016.06.20 or Prior: 719 had to be emancipted on or before June 20, 2019. Kara Stenberg captured this photograph of 747 courting 719's biological mother, 435 Holly. Brooks Lodge shared Kara Stenberg's photograph of the courting couple in their June 20, 2016 Facebook post .:
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2016.06.24: 719 video by Victoria White.:
2016.06.27: 719 video from both lower river East & lower river West cam views by Erum Chad (aka Erie):
2016.06.30: 402 with her 2 yearlings (811 & 812) being followed (shadowed) by 719 (435 Holly's recently emancipated 2.5 year-old) video by Erum Chad (aka Erie). In the video it appears as if 719 was “sizing up” the 402s. She rests by them then follows them up river a bit and lays down and rests maybe 20 feet away from the 402s. 402 eventually charges 719, but she was undeterred.:
July 2016:[]
2016.07.??: 719 in July 2016 video by Mocha:
2016.07.??: Kcanada noted: "Once she was emancipated in 2016, 719 started shadowing (at least on a part-time basis) the 402 family by the end of June. I’ve noticed that if you look closely in a lot of videos you can see her following, like in this video from July recorded by Melissa Freels where 719 is watching below the falls as 402 goes over the lip."
2016.07.03: 719 video by Erum Chad (aka Erie):
2016.07.05: Kcanada noted: "719 didn’t spend the whole summer of 2016 following the 402s. When we didn’t see her with them, she could often be spotted with 503, such as this video recorded by Melissa Freels showing them playing on the spit and in the water, 7/5/2016."
2016.07.11: 719 following 402 and her 2 yearlings (811 & 812) at the falls video by Erum Chad (aka Erie). 402 eventually charges 719, but she was undeterred.:
402 with 2 yearlings - 719 "Princess" following 402 - 409 Beadose at falls 2016 07 11 by Erum Chad (aka Erie)
Brenda D's 7/11/2016 video of subadult 719 trailing 402 and her 2 yearlings 811 and 812 and getting chased away. Note: Video unavailable as of 2021. Thumbnail left for context.
2016.07.14: 856, 719 & 503 video by Erum Chad (aka Erie). This is one of Goldilocks Canada's "favourite bear cam moments. We had seen 719 on her own and looking lost for a number of weeks. Then the cam picked up 503 and 719 together on the junction of the spit road. Seeing them together was a great reassurance that she would be o.k. The first few minutes of the video shows 856 strolling up the spit rd. There was a few tense moments when a visitor strolled by......completely oblivious to the fact that the area’s most dominant boar was mere yards away. Thank goodness 856 was in a “smelling the flowers” mood.":
2016.07.15: 719 and 503 show up at the falls and fish together video by Erum Chad (aka Erie).:
Melissa Freels 7/15/2016 video of 503 sharing a fish with 719.
2016.07.17: Park visitor and cam viewer Scott H Melnick captured this photo of 503 Cubadult (right) and 719 (left). Park visitor and cam viewer Kenneth Kearney captured this photo of 503 Cubadult (left) and 719 (right).
Mazey discovered this video by Brokk Mowrey that was not published on youTube until April 10, 2019, however it appears to be from the same day and time as Scott and Kenneth's photos that are linked above.:
Scott H. Melnick also captured other photos of 503 Cubadult and 719 on July 17, 2016: Photo links: #1 , #2 , #3 , #4 , #5 , #6 , #7 , #8 , #9 , #10 , #11 , #12 , #13 , #14 , #15 , #16 , #17 , #18 . #19 . #20 , #21 , #22 , #23 , #24 , #25 , #26 , #27 , #28 , #29 , #30 , #31 , #32 , #33 , #34 , #35 , #36 & #37 .
Kenneth Kearney also captured other photos of 503 Cubadult and 719 on July 17, 2016: Photo links: #1 , #2 , #3 , #4 , #5 , #6 , #7 , #8 . #9 , #10 , #11 , #12 , #13 , #14 , #15 , #16 , #17 , #18 , #19 , #20 , #21 , #22 , #23 & #24 .
2016.07.18: 719 and 503 Cubadult playfighting video by Erum Chad (aka Erie).:
719 and 503 Cubadult swim by on the Underwater Cam video by Brenda D. Note: Video unavailable as of 2021. Thumbnail left for context.
2016.07.20: Erum Chad (aka Erie) captured one of the first times 719 was observed on the live cams shadowing the 402 family group. They can be seen beginning at approximately 1:15 into this video by Erie.:
2016.07.21: 719 catches a fish in this 7/21/2016 video by Melissa Freels.
2016.07.22 or Prior: Kara Stenberg captured these photographs of 719 playing with 503 Cubadult that was shared in Brooks Lodge's July 22, 2016 Facebook post .:
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2016.07.26 or Prior: Kara Stenberg captured this photograph of 719 that was shared in Brooks Lodge's July 26, 2016 Facebook post .:
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2016.07.28: 719 catches her own fish. 503 Cubadult is also in this video by Erum Chad (aka Erie):
719 catches her own fish below the falls. 503 Cubadult is also in this video. 07 28 2016 video by Erum Chad (aka Erie)
August 2016:[]
2016.08.01: 719 with the 402 family group (yearlings 811 & 812) video by Victoria White. Between the 2nd and 3rd minute, 719 catches a fish and heads up the far bank to eat it. 811 and 812 abandon 402 who is offscreen downriver, and chase after 719 up into the trees, presumably to beg fish:
September 2016:[]
2019.09.10: 719 video by Mickey Williams.:
719 "shadowing" 402 and her yearlings video by Victoria White.:
2016.09.13: 402 stops a charge from 435 Holly (719's mother) that was directed at 719 video by Melissa Freels:
402 stops a charge from 435 Holly that was directed at 719, September 13, 2016 video by Melissa Freels (aka MelissaInOR)
719 with 402 and her yearlings and 435 Holly video by Victoria White.:
2016.09.15: 719 tagging along with 402 and her two remaining yearlings video by Melissa Freels (aka MelissaInOR) . At the beginning of the video 719 is sharing her fish with one of 402’s cubs........while 402 is right there on the shore. :
2016:09:16: Lisa Robertson (aka Larinor) shared this 9/16/2016 photo of 719 on 1/29/2023. "719 rests during an hours-long bear jam near the lower river platform. Photo was taken by me on 9/16/16." Please request Lisa Robertson's (aka Larinor) permission prior to using her photographs!
_.01.jpg "719 September 16, 2016 photo by Lisa Robertson (aka Larinor) .01.jpg (1.26 MB)")
2016.09.24: 719 + 402 with yearlings (811 & 812) and 132 and her cubs video by Victoria White.:
2016.09.25: 719 with 402 and her 2 yearlings (811 & 812) on Spit Road snapshot by GreenRiver (p 01/15/2020 16:54 ).:
2016.09.27: 719 tagging along with 402 and her two remaining yearlings video by Brenda D. Note: Video unavailable as of 2021. Thumbnail left for context.
October 2016:[]
2016.10.05: 719 shares a fish with one of 402's yearlings in this snapshot by GreenRiver (p 01/15/2020 16:54 ).:
2016.10.09: GreenRiver shared these snapshots of 719 with the 402 family group: #1 402 with one yearling in mouth of river and 719 and other yearling on the spit & #2 719 following 402 and yearlings up Spit Road (p 01/15/2020 16:54 ).:
2016.10.16: 402 with her cubs, 719 (435's biological independent 2014 offspring), and 708 Amelia with her cubs video by Flyer 7474. Kcanada describes her observations of this video "The 708s and the 402s with 719 in tow meet by the Falls. Turn up the volume for the offscreen roaring between 708 and 402. You can see the differing mothering styles between 708 and 402. 708 is offering regular reassurance to her cubs once the shouting is over. 402 seeming to have made her point carries on with looking for fish seemingly unconcerned that Amelia might pose any threat to her cubs. Of course, 402 is twice the size of 708, so that's not nothing.":
2016.10.19: Martina's 402 family group (yearlings) + 719 "Don't try to steal from my cub" video .:
2016.10.22: 719 fishing in Naknek Lake with 402 and her yearlings (811 & 812) video by Erum Chad (aka Erie). This is a fascinating window into 402 and 719's relationship. While she did charge 719 periodically, here are the two of them feeding in Naknek and 719 swims right up to 402. It isn;t possible to tell if 719 receives food from 402, but 719 is certainly tolerated.:
2016.10.23: 719, 402 and yearlings part 1 video by Flyer 7474 (aka SteveCA).:
719 shadowing 402 and her 2 yearlings in this part 2 video by Flyer 7474 (aka SteveCA). This is part 2 from Oct 23 2016. There is a scary moment towards the end between 402 and 719. 719 did seem to come out of it ok. :
2017: 3.5 Year-Old []
719 obtains her own page in the 2017 Bears of Brooks River book , page 36 719 also appears on the Subadults page of the 2017 edition of the book, page 29. 719 is mentioned on 602's and 503 Cubadult's pages of the 2017 edition of the book, pages 31 (503 Cubadult) and 33 (602).:
2017 Season:[]
2017.??.??: Deelynnd's video of 2017 snapshots of 719:
2017.??.??: Cruiser shared these collages of 2017 season snapshots (#1 & #2 ) of 719 with 503 Cubadult (p 01/15/2020 17:18 ).:
June 2017:[]
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July 2017:[]
2017.07.03: 719 and 503 Cubadult hang out together video by Cheryl B.:
2017.07.06: Kcanada noted: "On July 6, 2017, 719 had returned for her second summer on her own, and Melissa Freels recorded video of her catching a fish in the lower river, (at 4:41 she is running left to right with her fish). If you look though, the two young bears shadowing her are the newly emancipated siblings 811 and 812, now on their first year on their own."
2017.07.07: Brooks Camp visitor and cam viewer Olatz Azcona Munárriz shared seven 7/7/2017 photos of 719 on 5/15/2022, #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6 and #7. "A very young 719 showed up on the lower river while I was standing on the old platform the afternoon of July 7, 2017. She was on a mission and just passed through, but she kindly posed for those of us on the platform for a few seconds."
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2017.07.08: Victoria White captured video of 719 fishing on the lower river on 7/8/2017, 0:00-4:50. 451 and her 3 spring cubs are seen in the background at 4:25.
2017.07.22: ElaineDE shared this 7/22/2017 photo of 719 (left) and 503 Cubadult (right) in the oxbow on 5/31/2020. 503 is seen doing his "back float." Please request ElaineDE's permission prior to using her photographs!
_and_503_Cubadult_(right)_July_22,_2017_photo_by_ElaineDE.jpg "719 (left) and 503 Cubadult (right) July 22, 2017 photo by ElaineDE.jpg (2.34 MB)")
August 2017:[]
2017.08.??: 719 and 68 video of snapshots by GreenRiver. GreenRiver shared this information about the video."719 is often referred to as Princess. 68 is known as Rie's Bear. Neither nickname is official. 68 was gentle with 719, a subadult, but he is a wild brown bear and as such unpredictable. Do not take my description of him as "gentle" to mean that he would not attack/kill if hungry, provoked, etc. as with all wild animals."::
The Princess (719) and the Gentle Giant (68), Brown Bears of Brooks Falls August 2017. by GreenRiver
2017.08.?? (Published 08/24/2017): 719 and 68 fight video by Explore Bears & Bison:
Bears 68 And 719 Fight - Brooks Falls - Live Cam Highlight by Explore Bears & Bison (Published 8 24 2017)
2017.08.06: 719 and 503 Cubadult video by Casper Pike.:
2017.08.11: 719 fishing video by Casper Pike.:
2017.08.14: Just this morning, 719 was thinking and reminicing about growing up with 503 Cubadult. DTB captures those memories from 06/29/2015 until this morning in this amazing video: The Way We Are :
The Way We Are with 719, 503 Cubadult, 435 Holly and other Brooks River bears 06 29 2015 - 08 14 2017 video by DTB
719 in The Art of Beg & Steal video by Melissa Freels.:
Cheryl B 8/14/2017 video of 503 and 719 playing at the falls.
2017.08.14-08.18: Cam viewer and Brooks Camp visitor Leila shared three 8/14-8/18/2017 photos of 719 and 719 with 503 on 1/29/2023, #1, #2 and #3. "I took this photo of 719 in 2017. She looks a lot like deelynnd's photo of 208 below. Here's one of my favorite moments of August, 2017: 719 playing with big bro 503. And here's another of her with a salmon at the falls. Sorry the photos aren't the best quality."
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2017.08.15: 719 with 503 Cubadult video by Brenda D. Note: Video unavailable as of 2021. Thumbnail left for context.
719 share's 503 Cubadult's fish video by Birgitt.:
2017.08.16 16:25: 719 and another subadult, "Hear Me ROAR" video by Flyer 7474 (aka SteveCA):
2017.08.20: Cruiser shared a 8/20/2017 snapshot and art pic of 719 on 3/1/2021.
2017.08.22: 719 and 68 video by Casper Pike.:
2017.08.23: 719 video by Casper Pike.:
Shel captured these snapshots (#1 , #2 , #3 , #4 , #5 , #6 & #7 ) of 719 with 812 on August 23, 2017.:
_and_719_(lighter)_August_23,_2017_snapshot_by_Shel_.06.jpg "812 (darker) and 719 (lighter) August 23, 2017 snapshot by Shel .06.jpg (183 KB)")
_and_719_(lighter)_August_23,_2017_snapshot_by_Shel_.07.jpg "812 (darker) and 719 (lighter) August 23, 2017 snapshot by Shel .07.jpg (183 KB)")
_and_719_(lighter)_August_23,_2017_snapshot_by_Shel_.08.jpg "812 (darker) and 719 (lighter) August 23, 2017 snapshot by Shel .08.jpg (195 KB)")
_and_719_(lighter)_August_23,_2017_snapshot_by_Shel_.09.jpg "812 (darker) and 719 (lighter) August 23, 2017 snapshot by Shel .09.jpg (195 KB)")
_and_719_(lighter)_August_23,_2017_snapshot_by_Shel_.10.jpg "812 (darker) and 719 (lighter) August 23, 2017 snapshot by Shel .10.jpg (192 KB)")
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_and_719_(lighter)_August_23,_2017_snapshot_by_Shel_.12.jpg "812 (darker) and 719 (lighter) August 23, 2017 snapshot by Shel .12.jpg (208 KB)")
719, 812 and 503 Cubadult can be seen in this Explore Recorder video . Shel shared this information about the video.:
"If 812 is 402's offspring from her 2015 litter as speculated, then he has been at the falls every year of his life through 2019, as 402 took her 2015 litter to the falls in 2015 and 2016, and 812 visited the falls as an independent bear in 2017 (the year he was emancipated), 2018, and 2019.
The below video shows 812 at the falls fishing near female subadult 719 in 2017 -- the first season 812 was on his own. During 719's first season on her own (2016), 719 periodically followed 402 and her two remaining yearlings -- speculated to be 811 and 812. So 812 and 719 possibly developed some familiarity with each other before 812 was emancipated. Near 35:50 -- 812 and 719 (lighter golden fur) are near the flat rock/far pool area and touch muzzles. The bear in the jacuzzi at 37:00 is 503. 812 runs away from 503 when 503 (carrying a fish) walks towards the far pool near 44:44.
503 and 719 were well acquainted prior to 2017, especially because 719's mother (435 Holly) adopted 503 in July 2014 when 719 was a spring cub and still with 435 Holly. 503 was roughly 1.5 years old when Holly adopted him. Holly emancipated both 503 and 719 in 2016 at the ages of 3.5 and 2.5, respectively. Near 45:25, 719 moves fairly close to 503 and subsequently grabs from the water what might be 503's leftover fish. Approximate ages in the below video: 503 (4.5 years old), 719 (3.5 years old), 812 (2.5 years old) - 8/23/17 (35:45 start)"
2017.08.24:
16:10: 719 has a bit of a problem climbing the rock in the "Far Pool" video by Flyer 7474 (aka SteveCA):
A year prior, to the day, 719's mother 435 Holly climbed the same rock with a similar level of difficulty. This video by JoniT captures 435 Holly's climb on August 24, 2016:
Cam viewer Ajah created a gif with side-by-side views of 719's August 24, 2017 climb (right) and 435 Holly's August 26, 2016 climb (left). This is priceless!
719 fishing in close proximity to 68 video by Casper Pike.:
719 and 68 interaction video by Casper Pike.:
719 and 68 video by Casper Pike:
719 & 503 Cubadult in Dinner for Two video by Flyer 7474 (aka SteveCA):
2017.08.25:
719 catches her own fish video by Brenda D. Note: Video unavailable as of 2021. Thumbnail left for context.
This video by CherylB (aka BearNecessities) shows the moment that 719 actually caught the fish in the above video by Brenda D. Cheryl's video is a longer version that does not just focus on 719.
2017 08 25 12 28 54 Finally A Big Fish for 719
Finally a big fish for 719 August 25, 2017 video by CherylB (aka BearNecessities)
719 enjoying her catch video by Casper Pike.:
2017.08.27: 503 plays with 806 in the far pool while 719 fishes, 8/27/2017 video by Birgitt.
2017.08.31: 719 video by Brenda D. Note: Video unavailable as of 2021. Thumbnail left for context.
719 and 503 Cubadult video by Ratna:
2017.08.26: 719, 503 Cubadult & 806 "Little Lip Fisher" in the far pool video by Birgitt.:
2017.08.31: 719 and 503 Cubadult video by Ratna Narayan.:
September 2017:[]
2017.09.01: 719 interaction with 151 Walker video by Martina. 151 Walker pushes 719 out of the office and up onto the lip.:
2017.09.02: At approximately 16:56 AKDT 719 is chased once again for her salmon by 708 Amelia and her two 2.5 year-old cubs video by Flyer 7474 (aka SteveCA).:
503 Cubadult comes to the rescue of 719 when 708 Amelai and her two 2.5 year-old cubs gang up on 719 video by Ratna.:
708 Amelia and her two 2.5 year-old cubs stealing fish from 719 video by Ratna.:
2017.09.04: 503 Cubadult, 719, and 806 (aka Little Lip Fisher) video by Birgitt:
2017.09.05: 503 Cubadult tolerates 719 taking part of his salmon, video by Brenda D. Note: Video unavailable as of 2021. Thumbnail left for context.
719 above the falls video by Ratna:
2017.09.07 (Published Date): 719 gets Grazered video by Explore Bears & Bison.:
2017.09.09: Ranger Becca discusses 719 at approximately 8:55 and again at approximately 31:32 into this play-by-play from the Brooks Falls wildlife viewing platform video by Brenda D. Note: Video unavailable as of 2021. Thumbnail left for context.
October 2017:[]
2017.10.27: 812 (left) and 719 (right) pass 856 in the riffles, 10/27/2017 video by Brenda D. Note: Video unavailable as of 2021. Thumbnail left for context.
2018: 4.5 Year-Old Single Adult Female[]
719 is included in the 2018 Bears of Brooks River book on page 35. 719 also appears on the Subadults page, page 29. 719 is mentioned on 602's and 503's pages of the 2018 edition of the book., pages 32 and 77 respectively.:
2018 Season:[]
The Salmon Quest by GreenRiver:
The Salmon Quest - 2018 Bear Cam Trailer
503 Cubadult, 719 and 806 (2017 Little Lip Fisher), video by GreenRiver
2018.??.??: Deanna Dittloff (aka deelynnd) created this video of 719 from 2018 season footage.:
2018.??.??: Deanna Dittloff (aka deelynnd) created this video of 719 & 503 Cubadult from 2018 season footage.:
July 2018: []
2018.07.15: 719 playing on a tree near the wader sign video by Erum Chad (aka Erie).:
2018.07.20: Kcanada noted: "This July 20, 2018 video by Erum Chad starts out with 719 playing with 812 and then turns into a nice video of the threesome 39s 912, 913 and 99 all together at the falls post-emancipation."
September 2018:[]
2018.09.??: Melissa Freels captured these photographs (#1 & #2 ) of 719 with 503 Cubadult, this photograph of 719, and this photograph of 719 (right) with 806 "Little Lip Fisher" (left) in September of 2018 (p 01/15/2020 18:43 ).:
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2018.09.02: 719 & 812 share the far pool with 879 video part 2 by Birgitt.:
854 Divot, 806 "Little Lip Fisher", 719 and 812 wait for 503 Cubadult's scraps video by Birgitt.:
2018.09.03: 719 has a lot to say video by Flyer 7474 (aka SteveCA). 719 has a lot to say too a bear with patches and then has a chat with 151 Walker which ends up with 151 charging 719 twice at the end.
719 airs her grievances with 151 Walker video by McKate.:
2018.09.04: 719 takes over the jacuzzi while 503 Cubadult and 812 play video by Birgitt:
812 and 719 share the jacuzzi after 503 Cubadult leaves video by Birgitt. 68 (?) and 879 are fishing in the far pool at Brooks Falls when we pan out to 503 leaving the jacuzzi and his siblings 719 and 812 move in the share the J. 806 LLF (number to be clarified) is fishing the lip above them.:
2018.09.06: 719 snatches a fish from between 812 and 806, 9/6/2018 video by Birgitt.
2018.09.11: 719 catches her first fish on the lip video by McKate. Mckate also shared this information about 719 fishing the lip of Brooks Falls on September 11, 2018: "It was funny. She caught three fish on the lip that day, then I don't really remember seeing her fish there again. It was like, okay I've mastered the lip now on to learn my next new skill which turned out to be raising cubs!":
2018.09.14: Ratna Narayan captured this photograph of 719 on September 14, 2018 (p 01/15/2020 15:13 ). Ratna captured these September 14, 2018 photographs (#1 & #2 ) of 719 (p 01/15/2020 15:18 ). Ratna captured this photograph of 719 with 812 (p 01/16/2020 04:22 ). Ratna captured this photograph of 503 Cubadult (left), 719 (center) and 812 (far right) (p 01/16/2020 04:28 ).:
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2018.09.14 - 2018.09.17: Ratna captured this photo of 719 during her trip to Brooks Camp. Ratna also shared these photos (#1 , #2 , #3 , #4 719 only & #5 151 Walker only ) of 719's interaction with 151 Walker. Ratna also shared this photo of 719. Ratna captured this photograph of 719 & another bear (who?) (p 01/15/2020 10:08 ). Ratna captured this photograph of 719 (p 01/15/2020 10:13 ). Ratna captured this series of photographs (#1 , #2 , #3 , #4 , #5 & #6 ) of 719 eating a salmon (p 01/15/2020 17:56 ). Ratna shared this information about watching 719 consume this fish: "Initially I thought I wouldn't like to watch the bears rip into the salmon, but I with this series of photographs it was amazing how the salmon was being held and eaten and what was left of it!" Ratna captured this photograph of 719 (near) with 812 (far) (p 01/16/2020 04:31 ). Ratna also captured these photographs (#1 , #2 , #3 & #4 ) of 719 (p 01/16/2020 04:39 ). Ratna captured this photograph of 812 (near) and 719 (far) on the lip (p 01/16/2020 09:56 ).:
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2018.09.15: 151 Walker chases 719 video by McKate. Afterward 719 just snorkeled her way around right back to the J. She's not easily intimidated!.:
Ratna Narayan captured this photograph of 719 on September 15, 2018 (p 01/16/2020 10:08 ).:
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2018.09.16: 719 mimics 812 and 806 video by McKate.:
2018.09.15: Birgitt captured this 9/15/2018 video of 151 Walker going after 503 in the far pool while 719 stands her ground.
151 Goes After 503 in the Far Pool 719 Stands Her Ground 2018-09-15 10-48-37-917, video by Birgitt-0
2018.09.22: Birgitt's 9/22/2018 video, 719 tells 503 off.
2018.09.26: 719 fishing in the riffles video by Capser Trout:
2018.09.27: 719 and 812 play under the floating bridge while 435 Holly (719's mother) and her two yearlings walk by video by Birgitt:
2018.09.28: 719 takes a break video by McKate.:
October 2018:[]
2018.10.06: A wild incident (best watched in slo-motion) involving 602 (best watched in slo-mo). 602 tries to steal 503 Cubadult's fish and 719 comes to the rescue yanking 602 off his feet. 812 checks on 602 in the aftermath while it looks like 720(?) just watches the lost fish float by in this video by mckate.:
Birgitt shared 10/6/2018 snapshots of 820 (far) and 719 (near) on 3/25/2020, #1, #2, #3 and #4.
_and_719_(near)_October_6,_2018_snapshot_by_Birgitt_.01.jpg "820 (far) and 719 (near) October 6, 2018 snapshot by Birgitt .01.jpg (149 KB)")
_and_719_(far)_October_6,_2018_snapshot_by_Birgitt_.02.jpg "820 (near) and 719 (far) October 6, 2018 snapshot by Birgitt .02.jpg (150 KB)")
_and_719_(near)_October_6,_2018_snapshot_by_Birgitt_.03.jpg "820 (far) and 719 (near) October 6, 2018 snapshot by Birgitt .03.jpg (147 KB)")
_and_719_(far)_October_6,_2018_snapshot_by_Birgitt_.04.jpg "820 (near) and 719 (far) October 6, 2018 snapshot by Birgitt .04.jpg (145 KB)")
2018.10.08: 812 shares salmon row with 719 video by Birgitt.:
2018.10.17: 719 looking chunky near the fish ladder video by Birgitt.:
2018.10.19: 719 snapshots by Birgitt : Snapshot #1 , #2 & #3
10/19/2018 video by Tzz Oha, 719 follows 820 and watches him.
719 spies 820 video by McKate.:
2019: 5.5 Year-Old Adult Female with 2 Spring Cubs, 1st Known Litter, Daker COY is a Male & Lighter COY is also a Male []
2019 Season:[]
719 returned to the Brooks River with her 1st known litter of 2 spring cubs. 719 is believed to be the 2014 offspring of 435 Holly . If 719 is 435 Holly's 2014 offspring, 719 would be a 5.5 year-old first time mother. On July 13, 2019 at 10:05 am, Explore's resident naturalist and former KNP&P ranger, Mike Fitz commented about 719's age with her first known litter of cubs.:
"Of course, raising cubs is a difficult task. Compared to a single female, 719 will not be able to devote as much energy to her own growth now that she is raising offspring. Young mothers often have a poor track record when it comes to raising and weaning cubs. However, that doesn't mean they can't or won't succeed. 94 successfully weaned two cubs from her first litter when 94 was estimated to be only 5.5 years old."
2019.??.??: Xander-Sage-2 created this gif of 719 with her 2 spring cubs on the spit during the 2019 season (p 01/15/2020 18:25 ).:
2019.??.??: GreenRiver's 2019 season art pic of 719 and her 2 spring cubs titled " The Princess and her Little Princes."
2019.??.??: Deon Mitton captured footage of 719 and her 2 spring cubs that can be seen at 0:50 & 1:13 into this video .:
2019.??.??: Tom Fenske captured these photographs (#1 & #2 ) of 719 and her spring cubs (maybe on July 21, 2019 ).
July 2019:[]
2019.07.??: KNP volunteer Stacey shared this late July 2019 story about 719 on 2/28/2021. Note: Stacey noted the event was in 2018, but it was actually 2019 when 719 had her first litter of cubs.
A quick 719 story:
It was late July 2019, and I was heading home after volunteering in the Visitor Center.
Heading up Valley Road, toward Lake Brooks,I reached a bear jam where the pit toilets are, at the intersection of Valley Road and the Brooks Falls Trail.
A ranger -- also heading home -- explained that a bear was sleeping on the Falls Trail. "And there's another bear, with cubs, in the trees up the road," he said.
Looking up the road, I saw a blonde face peeking out from the trees.
Tired, I assumed that the blonde bear was one of the two blonde moms that'd been spotted at Brooks Camp already that summer: I knew we'd seen 171 and her two spring cubs, as well as an unidentified sow with two spring cubs. This bear didn't look like 171; I assumed it was the unID'd sow.
As the crowd grew, the mother bear in the trees moved on, and the ranger and I proceeded up the hill to our housing.
The next day, I was volunteering on the LR platform (the bridge) when 719 and her two tiny spring cubs appeared almost directly underneath me!
I was stunned: Young 719 -- only 5-1/2 years old! -- had returned with cubs? How was she old enough to be a mom?
And a few seconds later, I realized: I bet 719 was the mom we saw peeking out of the trees off of Valley Road the night before.
I have no memory of 719's arrival under the bridge that day: She just kind of appeared. I do remember that she seemed REALLY hungry. She was fishing kind of frantically, frequently looking over her shoulder at her cubs, who kept looking straight up at all the people on the LR platform staring excitedly down at them and taking photos.
It struck me that 719 seemed to go immediately directly under the new elevated bridge (this was the first year of the new bridge). She seemed to quickly decide that it was a safe place for her and her cubs to be as she tried to catch her first fish of the season. IIRC, we would frequently see her and her cubs under the bridge on the Valley Road side.
But we would see them MORE frequently, I think, out on the spit, where later in the season, 719 could frequently be spotted galloping and chasing her tiny coy.
I always thought of her as "the fun mom"; she was so playful, interacting with her tiny cubs.
And those are my memories of 719 as a first-time mom: young, playful and successful, too.
2019.07.??: This video by Kevin Forey appears to be from July, 2019. 719 and her 2 spring cubs can be seen at 0:07, 0:22, 0:36 and 1:47.
2019.07.??: Deanna Dittloff (aka deelynnd) created this video of 719 and her 2 spring cubs being observed during July of 2019.:
2019.07.??: July 2019 video posted on 8/5/2019 by Daniel Coller. 719 and cubs are seen 1:13-1:19, 2:00-2:05 and 3:20-3:30.
2019.07.??: Wilde Weite Welt filmed 719 and her 2 spring cubs (3:08-4:01) on the spit in a July, 2019 video. 719 can also be seen bouncing on a branch while her 2 cubs sit on the bank.
TRAUMHAFT Braunbären-Mutter mit 3 niedlichen Jungtieren - Wonderful Bear Mom with three cubs, video by Wilde Weite Welt-0
2019.07.??: Kara Stenberg captured this July 2019 photograph of 719 with her 2 spring cubs shared on Brooks Lodge's September 2, 2019 Facebook post . Kara Stenberg captured this July 2019 photograph of 719 with her 2 spring cubs shared on Brooks Lodge's Februay 3, 2020 09:49 Facebook post .::
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2019.07.??: Lovethebears1 captured these photographs (#1 , #2 , & #3 ) of 719 with her 2 spring cubs (p 01/15/2020 08:15). Lovethebears1 also captured this photograph of 719 with her 2 spring cubs (p 01/15/2020 03:15 ).
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2019.07.06: 719 returned to the Brooks River with her 1st known litter, 2 spring cubs. Erum Chad (aka Erie) captured this video of the family group.:
Kara Stenberg (aka howlsthunder) captured this video of 719 with her 2 spring cubs.:
2019.07.11: 719 with her 2 spring cubs video by McKate.:
2019.07.12: NWBearLove92 shared 7/12/2019 photos of 719 and her spring cubs near the Q and a wolf on 4/18/2020. "719s and wolf... far away, not so great photos, but still interesting. 719 sees the wolf and then tries to get the little ones away from it...very beautiful wolf." Photo #1 719 and a wolf, #2 719 with 2 spring cubs and a wolf, #3 and #4 a wolf. NWBearLove92 shared 7/12/2019 photos of 719 and her 2 spring cubs on 6/1/2020, #1 and #2.
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719 July 12, 2019 NPS photo by Ranger Tammy Carmack KNP&P Flickr.
2019.07.13: 719 and cubs eat on lower river video by McKate.:
719 emerges from the trees with her two spring cubs video by Birgitt.:
719 emerges from the tress with her two spring cubs video (part 1) video by Birgitt.:
719 emerges from the tress with her two spring cubs video (part 2) video by Birgitt.:
719 with her 2 spring cubs video by Birgitt.:
2019.07.15: 719 with her 2 spring cubs on the top of the cutbank, 7/15/2019 photo by T Michael Wrabell.
2019.07.16 or Prior: Kara Stenberg captured these photographs (#1 & #2) of 719 and her 2 spring cubs that was shared with Brooks Lodge's July 16, 2019 Facebook post .:
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2019.07.16: 719 eats a fish on the "Closed Trail" video by Birgitt.:
719's two spring cubs wait for her on the spit video by Birgitt.:
719's spring cubs play on tree trunk floating off the spit in Naknek Lake video by Birgitt.:
719 and her two spring cubs on spit video (part 2) video by Birgitt.:
RV Dreams captured many photos of 719 and her 2 spring cubs on 7/16/2019. 24 photos on page 6 are all 719 and her cubs. The 24 photos on page 7 are also 719 and her cubs. 708 and her 2 spring cubs appear in the background in some of the photos. There is also a video of the family (photo #169) on page 8.
2019.07.17: 719 family group make the rounds video (part 2) video by Birgitt.:
719 family group make the round video (part 5) by Birgitt.:
2019.07.18: 719 plays with her spring cubs on the spit video by Birgitt.:
2019.07.19: 719 plays with her cubs video by McKate.:
719 makes her rounds video by McKate.:
2019.07.20 or Prior: Kara Stenberg captured this photograph of 719 with her 2 spring cubs shared on Brooks Lodge's July 20, 2019 Facebook post .:
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2019.07.20: 719 and her two spring cubs on the spit video by Casper Pike:
719's two spring cubs swim from the spit to the grassy point video by Birgitt.:
Cruiser's 7/20/2019 gif of 719's cubs swimming as depicted in the thumbnail above.
719 and her 2 spring cubs exploring below the Lower River wildlife viewing platform video by Birgitt.:
2019.07.21: 719 and her two spring cubs share a fish on the spit then the two spring cubs share a play fight video by Birgitt.:
2019.07.25 or Prior: Kara Stenberg captured these photographs (#1 & #2 ) of 719 with her 2 spring cubs that were shared in Brooks Lodge's July 25, 2019 Facebook post .:
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2019.07.26: 719 feed her tiny cubs video by McKate.:
2019.07.28: Modern Day Explorer captured these photographs #1 719 with 2 spring cubs, #2 719's 2 spring cubs, #3 719's 2 spring cubs , #4 719 with 2 spring cubs, #5 one of 719's 2 spring cubs, #6 one of 719's 2 spring cubs, #7 one of 719's 2 spring cubs, #8 one of 719's 2 spring cubs & #9 719 with her 2 spring cubs.
719 with her 2 spring cubs and 273 with her 3 spring cubs coexisting in the lower Brooks River video by Birgitt.:
719 & 273 & Spring Cubs Coexisting in the lower Brooks River Pt 1 2019-07-28 15-24-00-171 by Birgitt
719 and her two spring cubs exploring the Lower River platform video by Birgitt.:
719 plays with her cubs video by McKate.:
2019.07.29: Modern Day Explorer captured these photographs of 719 and her 2 spring cubs: #1 719 only, #2 719 w/2 spring cubs, #3 719 w/2 spring cubs, #4 719 w/2 spring cubs, #5 719 w/2 spring cubs, #6 719 w/2 spring cubs & #7 719 w/2 spring cubs.
719 with her 2 spring cubs video by Birgitt.:
719's spring cubs wrestling video by Birgitt.:
2019.07.30: Modern Day Explorer captured these photographs #1 719 only, #2 719 only, #3 719 w/2 spring cubs, #4 719 w/2 spring cubs , #5 719 w/2 spring cubs, #6 719 w/2 spring cubs, #7 719 w/2 spring cubs , #8 719 w/2 spring cubs , #9 1 of 2 spring cubs , #10 1 of 2 spring cubs , #11 1 of 2 spring cubs . #12 1 of 2 spring cubs, #13 719 w/2 spring cubs, #14 719 w/both spring cubs standing on hind legs , #15 719 only, #16 719 w/1 of 2 spring cubs & #17 719 w/2 spring cubs.
719 and her two spring cubs eat fish below the Lower River platform video by Birgitt.:
2019.07.31: 719 charges 831 "Salt" video by Birgitt.:
August 2019:[]
2019.08.02: Goof_n shared this 8/2/2019 photo of 719 and her 2 spring cubs on 6/15/2020. Goof_n shared this 8/2/2019 photo of 719 and her 2 spring cubs on 2/28/2021.
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2019.08.03: Wolf in close proximity to the 719 family group video by McKate.:
2019.08.04: 719 playing with her two spring cubs and rolling on the spit video (part 1) by Birgitt.:
2019.08.05: Goof_N shared this photograph of 719 with her 2 spring cubs (p 01/15/2020 17:26 ). Goof_N shared this information about the cub's behavior right before this photograph was captured.: "The cubs had a knock out battle over a small chunk of salmon just before this photo and I didn't even get pictures was laughing at how small they were and how hard they battled..."Goof_n shared this 8/5/2019 photo of 719 on 5/15/2022. Goof_n shared this 8/5/2019 photo of 719 and 1 of her 2 spring cubs on 5/15/2022. Note: Unable to post these photos at this time.
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DanteV2000 shared these 8/5/2019 photos of 719 and her 2 spring cubs on 6/15/2020, #1 and #2. DanteV2000 shared this 8/5/2019 photo of 719'2 lighter spring cub on 6/16/2020. Dante V2000 shared these 8/5/2019 photos of 719 with her 2 spring cubs on 6/16/2020, #1, #2 and #3. DanteV2000 shared six 8/5/2019 photos of 719 and her 2 spring cubs 207 and 208 on 4/15/2022, #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 and #6. Dante added identification numbers to the photos for 207 and 208. "August 5, 2019: Sharing #719 and her two male COYs, #207 (blonde coat) and #208 (brown coat). TY."
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McKate captured this video of the battle between 719's two spring cubs that Goof_N mentioned above.:
Lani H captured this video of the cub's brawl.:
719 and her two spring cubs are displaced by 68 video by Birgitt.:
719 and her two spring cubs video by Birgitt.:
719 and her two spring cubs below elevated bridge video by Birgitt (Lower River East cam view).:
719 with her two spring cubs below the elevated bridge video by Birgitt (Lower River West cam view).:
A video was posted on 8/5/2019 by Daniel Coller. 719 and cubs can be seen at 1:13-1:19, 2:00-2:05 and 3:20-3:30.
2019.08.07-08.12: Cam viewer and Brooks Camp visitor Kam shared this 8/7-8/12/2019 photo of 719 and her 2 spring cubs on the spit on 5/10/2020.
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2019.08.29 or Prior: Kara Stenberg captured this photograph of one of 719's two spring cubs enjoying a stick that was shared in Brooks Lodge's August 29, 2019 Facebook post .:
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September 2019:[]
2019.09.??: 719 and her two spring cubs during September 2019 video by Deanna Dittloff (aka deelynnd).:
2019.09.??: Costel Necula filmed the 719 family in September 2019. They can be seen at 9:45-10:04, 10:10-10:21 and 10:22-10:31.
2019.09.??: Carrie59 captured this photograph of 719 during her September 2019 trip to Brooks Camp (p 10/21/2019 09:02 ). Carrie59 also captured this photograph of 719 in September 2019 (p 10/21/2019 09:09 & 01/15/2020 04:38 ). Carrie59 captured this photograph of 719 with 1 of 2 spring cubs (p 01/15/2020 04:28 ). Carrie59 shared this photograph of 719 going for a swim with her 2 spring cubs (p 01/15/2020 04:30 ). Carrie59 shared an additional September, 2019 photo of 719 and her 2 spring cubs on 2/28/2021.
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2019.09.??: Melissa Freels captured these photographs during her September 2019 trip to Brooks Camp and shared the following information about each photograph: #1 719 with her 2 spring cubs taken from the falls platform if you're standing and looking at the river, they were just to the right of the platform in the grass, #2 719 and 812 spent a bit of time watching 503, perhaps hoping for a play session or maybe waiting for scraps, #3 719 had words with 909 near the falls platform, #4 719's two spring cubs when they decided to venture out into the river to see what mom was doing up near the falls, #5 719. Melissa also shared the following thoughts: "Being a bear mom is hard, and she's doing a great job. At one point, 856 headed in her direction with his nose in the air, following her scent or the cubs' scent, and she rushed those babies out of there." (p 2020.01.15 19.46 ). Melissa Freels shared an additional September 2019 photo of 719 on 1/29/2023.
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2019.09.?? (Mid-September): Kara Stenberg captured this photograph of 719 that was shared in Brooks Lodge's October 24, 2019 Facebook post .:
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2019.09.??: (30th Maybe): Januariest shared these snapshots (#1 719 w/2 spring cubs, #2 one of two spring cubs, #3 one of two spring cubs, #4 one of two spring cubs & #5 719's 2 spring cubs) of the 719 family group on the spit (p 01/15/2020 23:27 ).:
2019.09.08: TDown captured these photographs (#1 , #2 , #3 & #4 ) of 719 and her 2 spring cubs while visiting Brooks Camp (p 01/15/2020 19:11 ). TDown also captured this photograph of 719 and this photograph of 719's 2 spring cubs (p 01/15/2020 19:23 ). T down shared this 9/8/2019 gif and photo of 719's 2 spring cubs on 6/16/2020.
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719 with her 2 spring cubs return to Brooks River for fall season video by Birgitt.:
719 returns with her 2 spring cubs video by McKate.:
2019.09.10: Katmai Conservancy Ranger Naomi Boak captured this NPS photo of 719's two spring cubs on September 10, 2019 (p 01/15/2020 03:41 ).:
719 and her 2 spring cubs pass the lower river wildlife viewing platform video by Birgitt.:
719's two spring cubs found a fish video by Birgitt.:
Lisa Robertson (aka Larinor) shared a 9/10/2019 photo of 719 eating clay on 2/28/2021. "719 enjoying a clay palate cleanser between salmon courses on the LR, 9/10/19. Photo is my own." Lisa Robertson (aka Larinor) shared a 9/10/2019 photo of 719 and her 2 spring cubs on 5/15/2022. "719 and her spring cubs on the lower river, 9/10/19. Photo is my own." Lisa Robertson (aka Larinor) shared a 9/10/2019 photo of 719 and her spring cubs 207 and 208 on 1/29/2023. "719, with spring cubs 207 and 208. Photo was taken by me on 9/10/19." Please request Lisa Robertson's (aka Larinor) permission prior to using her photographs!
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Carrie59 shared three photos of 719 and her 2 spring cubs on 5/15/2022, #1, #2 and #3. "719 and her two coy, 207 & 208 were the first bears that I saw when I visited. These photos are dated 09/10/19." Please request carrie59's permission prior to using her photographs!
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2019.09.11: 719 with her 2 spring cubs at the falls video by Birgitt.:
719 brings her cubs to the falls video by McKate.:
Deanna DIttloff (aka deelynnd) created this September 11, 2019 highlights video of 719 and her 2 spring cubs utilizing the Brooks River from the lower river to the falls.:
Meet Bear 719 video by Explore Nature Cams and Mike Fitz:
Meet Bear 719 - Bears of Brooks Falls by Explore Nature Cams and Mike FItz published September 11, 2019
2019.09.13: There is an unusual history between 719 and 812. 435 Holly, 719's biological mother adopted 402's 2014 emancipated yearling, 503 Cubadult. In 2016 when 719 and 503 Cubadult were emancipated by 435 Holly, 719 was observed "shadowing" 402 and her yearlings. 812 was one of those yearlings. 719 and 812 were often observed together in 2017 and 2018. 719 returned to Brooks Camp as a first time mother in 2019. There was much curiosity about how this first time mother would react to 812 now that 719 had offspring of her own in tow. Bonnie Hankins (aka NutsBoutBears) captured this photograph of an amazing moment between 719 and 812...719 greeting 812 below Brooks Falls (p 01/15/2020 15:27 ). Bonnie shared this information about the 719 greeting 812 encounter and the location of 719's spring cubs at the time (p 01/15/2020 15:40 ). "This greeting was brief as the littles were not staying put on the bank and there were a number of other bears at the falls. Mom had to give 812 a quick kiss then get right back to herding the littles.":
Bonnie Hankins (aka NutsBoutBears) captured these photographs (#1 & #2 ) of 719 (p 01/15/2020 15:24 ). Bonnie Hankins share 9/13/2019 photos (#1 and #2 ) of 719 and her 2 spring cubs on 4/11/2020. Bonnie Hankins shared a photo of 719 with her 2 spring cubs on 4/13/2020 and a photo of 719 with 1 of her 2 spring cubs on 4/14/2020. Bonnie Hankins share a photo of 719 on 4/15/2020. Bonnie Hankins shared this 9/13/2019 photo of 719's 2 spring cubs by the island while 719 fishes on 4/17/2020. Bonnie Hankins shared a 9/13/2019 photo of 719's spring cub on 4/17/2020 and a 9/13/2019 photo of 719 on 4/18/2020. In the photo of 719 alone, her adopted brother 503 is in the jacuzzi and 812 is to the right. 719 played with these 2 bears in the past and may feel more comfortable around them. Bonnie stated: "719 seemed interested in a reunion with old friends, but she kept getting distracted by the little rascals who were not keen on sitting obediently on the shore." Bonnie Hankins shared a 9/13/2019 photo of 719's 2 spring cubs on 4/23/2020. Bonnie Hankins (aka NutsBoutBears) shared an additional 9/13/2019 photo of 719 backing up 909 on 2/28/2021.
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Cubs successfully fishing independently is a topic that has surfaced each season on the bear cam comments. 719's lighter spring cub catches a fish on its own in the riffles. Blair-55 created this gif . Blair-55 also created this "slight adjustment" gif . GreenRiver created this photo from their Explore live cam snapshot. FrogsOn captured this snapshot . BarbaraHoran capture d this snapshot . Blair-55 captured this snapshot . Tzusrule captured this snapshot . Blair-55 also captured this snapshot . LuvBears captured this snapshot. Bearz61 captured this snapshot . Kellye captured this snapshot of 719's lighter spring cub consuming its independent catch. VictoriaS captured this snapshot . Bearz61 captured this snapshot. Kellye captured this snapshot . Blair-55 captured this snapshot . Megryan6 captured this snapshot. BruniCaselli captured this snapshot . CorrWest captured this snapshot . Cruiser captured this snapshot. Jen captured this snapshot . Bearz61 captured this snapshot . Thank you cam viewers for capturing 719's spring cub successfully independently fishing!:
Birgitt captured this video of 719 and her 2 spring cubs successfully fishing in the riffles.:
Cruiser captured this video of the 719 family group during the play-by-play with Explore Resident Natrualist, Mike Fitz. The lighter spring cub catching its own fish is included in this video with Mike's commentary.:
719 and her 2 spring cubs were having great success fishing at the riffles on the afternoon of September 13, 2019. then the family group moved to the area below Brooks Falls to fish.
Birgitt captured this video of 719 and her 2 spring cubs below the falls. Note: That is 503 Cubadult fishing the jacuzzi.:
719 & coy at the Falls Snippet 2019-09-13 17-12-36-431 by Birgitt (Note 503 Cubadult is fishing in the jacuzzi)
McKate captured this video of 719's darker spring cub urinating, he is a male.:
McKate also captured this close-up video of 719's two spring cubs.:
Bonnie Hankins (aka NutsBoutBears) captured this photograph of 719's 2 spring cubs near the falls wildlife viewing platform (p 01/15/2020 18:18 ). Bonnie also captured this photograph of 719 looking to see if 151 Walker left any scraps (p 01/15/2020 19:09 ).:
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On September 14, 2019 Mike Fitz commented at 08:50 about 719's decision to leave successful fishing for her and her two spring cubs at the riffles for fishing below the falls with large adult male bears. Cam viewer, MickeyMartin asked:
"...A question. Yesterday I watched 719 and her 2 on the platform side of the Falls for quite some time. Mom was very attentive. I wondered why she left the riffles where all 3 were "making a living" and it was very chill. My question, have these 3 been on the platform side this season?"
Mike Fitz replied:
"Here's another way to ask the question: Why would any bear compete with the other bears at the falls when they (presumably) could make a living elsewhere? It's a matter of risk, motivation, and survival. The survival part is somewhat obvious. During the salmon run, Brooks Falls offers the chance to eat a lot of food. However bears, especially mothers with cubs, experience risk any time they use areas near other bears, and this is especially true at the falls. While male bears are conspicuous at the falls, they also travel through the riffles area frequently. The risk to cubs isn't eliminated at the riffles.
Evidently, 719 perceived that the risk of visiting the falls wasn't enough to keep her away in that moment. She knows it can be a rewarding place. She fished here as a yearling with Holly and later as a subadult. Perhaps she was curious or seeking opportunity to catch fresher fish instead of dead and dying salmon.
We can evaluate how bears make a living but it's much harder to know why they behave in certain ways. Bears are clearly mindful creatures that makes decisions, so they are not acting on pure instinct in many situations. We know that bears are motivated by needs similar to our own--food, comfort, reproduction, survival--but we can never be certain how each of their behaviors help them achieve those needs because we can't ask, "What motivated you? Why did you do that?""
Bonnie Hankins (aka NutsBoutBears) captured this video of 719 and her two spring cubs departing behind the falls platform.:
Katmai Conservancy Ranger Naomi Boak captured this NPS photo of 719 with her two spring cubs on September 13, 2019 (p 01/15/2020 03:41 ).:
2019.09.14: 719 with her 2 spring cubs at sunrise video by Birgitt:
719 and her 2 spring cubs eating on the spit (part 1) video by Birgitt.:
719's light spring cub with a fish near the spit gif by Blair-55 .:
719's two spring cubs eating fish on the spit with their speculated grandmother, 435 Holly, fishing Naknek Lake in the background video by Birgitt.:
Bonnie Hankins (aka NutsBoutBears) captured this September 14, 2019 video of 719's two male spring cubs during her trip to Brooks Camp.:
2019.09.14(? ): Xander-Sage-2 created this gif of 719 with her 2 spring cubs (p 01/15/2020 18:08 ).:
2019.09.15: Bonnie Hankins (aka NutsBoutBears) captured this video of 719 and her two spring cubs during her trip to Brooks Camp.:
Bonnie Hankins (aka NutsBoutBears) also captured this video of 719 with her two spring cubs during her trip to Brooks Camp.:
Bonnie Hankins (aka NutsBoutBears) captured a 3rd 9/15/2019 video of 719 and her 2 spring cubs 207 (lighter) and 208 (darker).
Bonnie Hankins (aka NutsBoutBears) captured this photograph of 719 and her 2 spring cubs in the riffles on September 15, 2019 (p 01/15/2020 15:31 ). Bonnie also captured these photographs (#1 & #2 ) of 719 in the riffles (p 01/15/2020 15:30 ). Bonnie Hankins (aka NutsBoutBears) also captured this photograph of 79 (p 01/15/2020 18:00 ). Bonnie also captured these photographs (#1 & #2 ) of 719 (p 01/15/2020 18:23 ):
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Like Mother, Like Daughter: On September 15, 2019 , Bonnie Hankins (aka NutsBoutBears) captured this photograph of 719 from behind. On the same date, Bonnie also captured this photograph of 435 Holly from behind. (p 01/31/2020 17:38 ):
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Scooch shared 9/15/2019 photos of 719 and her 2 spring cubs on 6/16/2020, #1, #2, #3 and #4.
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2019.09:16: "Scooch photographed 435 Holly, her daughter 719 and 719's 2 spring cubs ( Holly's grandsons) all on the spit together on 9/16/2019. Scooch shared photos and a story about her wonderful memory on 3/23/2020. "435 Holly proved to be quite elusive for us during our Brooks trip. We were constantly on the lookout for her, hoping to get an eyeful of the curvaceous icon of Brooks River. By our third day there I had all but given up hope of seeing her. That afternoon, as we started across the bridge on our way to the falls, we stopped in our tracks and did a double take towards the spit. There she was! Her coat of many colors nearly camouflaged her among her surroundings but her hippo sized buxom behind was unmistakable! She appeared to be searching for something and we soon discovered what it was - the perfect spot to dig a belly hole. She dug and dug until she had excavated a nice, cozy trench into which she slowly settled her ample paunch. Just as she was getting comfortable, her daughter 719 came strolling by with her coys, Holly's grandsons, trailing behind. She and 719 exchanged quick glances before 719 continued on her way. The adorable cubs actually sat down and stared at their grandmother. They were probably amazed at the size of her! The cubs then joined their mother in the lake while Grandma Holly drifted off, to dream of juicy salmon and fat bear titles. What a joy it was to see three generations of that family in such close proximity to each other."
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Scooch posted 4 photos: #1, #2, #3 and #4.
_and_719_(far)_September_16,_2019_photo_by_scooch_.06.jpg "435 Holly (near) and 719 (far) September 16, 2019 photo by scooch .06.jpg (2.29 MB)")
2019.09.22 Approximately 08:03: Does the role of new motherhood for a young adult sow with offspring come with more challenges than we have previously considered? Do subadult or young adult males need to learn that their relationships with "bear friends" / former playmates change when those that are females become mothers? From 2016 - 2018 as an independent subadult and young single adult female, 719 often hung out with and played with other subadults or young adults. Now as a 5.5 year-old first time mother, do those same "bear friends" and playmates pose a risk that 719 is not willing to take even given her past relationship with them? 719 would often tolerate close proximity while fishing and even play with bears like 821 in 2017 and 2018. On September 22, 2019, what appears to begin as a "friendly meeting" between 719 and 821, where 719 appears to tolerate 821 in close proximity to her, but that quickly changes to 719 protecting her two spring cubs, her 1st known litter, from 821 when he makes a move toward her cubs that 719 is not comfortable with .:
Xander-Sage-2 created this gif (p 01/15/2020 18:27 ).:
LuvBear's Lower River North cam view video .:
Birgitt's Lower River North cam view video :
Cruiser's video from the Lower River East cam.:
Arlene Beech (aka Homebird) Lower River East cam view video .:
"You scared my cubs!" Brooks River. 22 September 2019 by Arlene Beech (aka Homebird) (Lower River East cam view)
Multiple views video by Lani H.:
Mike Fitz, Resident Naturalist with Explore.org and former KNP&P ranger, weighed in:
Mike's September 22, 2019 14:59 comment regarding the 719 family group's interaction with 821.:
"I didn't see the interaction live, unfortunately. When I watch the extended replay, it seemed that 821 was curious and had playful intentions regarding 719. In turn, 719 didn't seem to dissuade 812 (should say 821 not 812) from his approach initially. Mother bears seldomly allow other bears to approach that closely, especially when the other bear is a subadult male. Perhaps 719 allowed it because she was familiar with 821 from previous years and had played with him before. Whatever the reason, when 821 seemed like was going to chase the cubs, 719 intervened and sent a clear message to 821 to stay away. Throughout the interaction, 719's cubs didn't seem comfortable with the close proximity of another bear."
Then continuing in reply to: "Have you ever seen a similar situation where a sow didn't immediately charge a subadult male who was that close to her cubs (before he tried to approach the cubs)."
Mike's September 22, 2019 15:58 comment:
" I can't recall an equivalent situation that I've witnessed."
Mike's September 22, 2019 15:32 comment regarding the 719 family group's interaction with 821.:
"Yes, that was interesting to see. When I watch the extended replay, it seemed that 821 was curious and had playful intentions regarding 719. In turn, 719 didn't seem to dissuade 812 (should say 821 not 812) from his approach initially. Mother bears seldomly allow other bears to approach that closely, especially when the other bear is a subadult male. Perhaps 719 allowed it because she was familiar with 821 from previous years and had played with him before. Whatever the reason, when 821 seemed like was going to chase the cubs, 719 intervened and sent a clear message to 821 to stay away. Throughout the interaction, 719's cubs didn't seem comfortable with the close proximity of another bear."
On December 4, 2019 at 01:14 Naomi Boak , 2019 Katmai Conservancy ranger shared this information about her 2019 season observations of 719's 2019 tolerance of young adults and subadults around 719 and her spring cubs.
"Thanks for the video. I didn't see this moment, but there were a few times I saw 719 let subs or young adult bears get close to her and her cubs. I thought perhaps 821 was one of them. I also wondered if they might have been one of 402's cubs that she hung out with her first independent summer."
2019.09.22 - 2019.09.28 : Deelynnd shared this snapshot of 719 and her two spring cubs on the closed trail (p 01/14/2020 16:09 ).:
2019.09.23: Katmai Conservancy Ranger Naomi Boak captured these NPS photographs ( NPS photo #1 & NPS photo #2 ) of 719 and one of her two spring cubs on September 23, 2019 (p 01/15/2020 03:41 ). NSBoak (aka Katmai Conservancy Ranger Naomi Boak shared 2 additional 9/23/2019 photos of 719 and one of her 2 spring cubs on 2/28/2021, #1 and #2. "Morning. Happy 719 Day! What a whirlwind of a life she has had so far. Here are some pictures from September 2019." NSBoak (aka Ranger Naomi Boak) shared two additional 9/23/2019 photos of 719's spring cubs on 5/15/2022, #1 and #2. NSBoak (aka Katmai Conservancy Ranger Naomi Boak) shared a 9/23/2019 photo of 207 (right) and 208 (left) on 1/29/2023.
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_and_208_(right)_September_23,_2019_NPS_photo_taken_by_Katmai_Conservancy_Ranger_Naomi_Boak.jpg "207 (left) and 208 (right) September 23, 2019 NPS photo taken by Katmai Conservancy Ranger Naomi Boak.jpg (377 KB)")
_and_208_(let)_September_23,_2019_NPS_photo_taken_by_Katmai_Conservancy_Ranger_Naomi_Boak_.03.jpg "207 (right) and 208 (let) September 23, 2019 NPS photo taken by Katmai Conservancy Ranger Naomi Boak .03.jpg (480 KB)")
2019.09.25 or Prior: Kara Stenberg captured these photographs (#1 & #2 ) of 719 and her 2 spring cubs chewing on the new elevated bridge that were shared with Brooks Lodge's September 25, 2019 Facebook post .:
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2019.09.27 (Published Date): Explore Live Nature Cams video of prior footage of 719 defending her two spring cubs at Brooks Falls. The footage was captured during the week of September 27, 2019.:
Bear 719 Defends her Cubs! - This Week at Brooks Falls Explore Live Nature Cams video Published September 27, 2019
2019.09.28: 719's lighter spring cub is also a male video by McKate.:
719's lighter spring cub is also a male, gif created by Lani H . Lani also created this gif of 719's darker spring cub urinating, confirming that he is a male (see mckate's September 13, 2019 video above).:
Both of 719's spring cubs are male video by Erum Chad (aka Erie).:
719 and the boys take a break video by mckate.:
Xamder-Sage-2 created this gif of 719 and her two spring cubs on the closed trail (p 01/15/2020 18:35 ).:
2019.09.29: 719 nursing her spring cubs on the spit video by Birgitt.:
719 having tender moments with her 2 spring cubs after nursing them video by Birgitt.:
2019.09.30: 94 and her cubs rest on the spit as 719 with her 2 spring cubs pass by in the lake on 9/30/2019, video by mckate.
October 2019:[]
2019.10.01: 482 Brett bluff charges a subadult that is stuck between 482 and the 719 family group video by Lani H.:
Note: The Lower River East Cam was turned off on 10/1/2019 so there was no view of the spit. LR, RW and the UW cam were turned off on 10/10/2019. Sows and cubs may have still been at Brooks Camp after those dates.
2020: 6.5 Year-Old Adult Female with 2 Yearlings[]
719 was included in the 2021 Bears of Brooks River book page 50.
2020 Season:[]
Deanna Dittloff (aka deelynnd) created this 2020 season video of 719 and her yearlings, "Bear 719 Princess and cubs 2020."
Deanna Dittloff (aka deelynnd) created a 2nd 2020 season video of 719 and her yearlings, "Bear 719 Princess and cubs 2020 Part 2."
June 2020:[]
2020.06.15: Ranger Naomi Boak had exciting news to share in chat on 6/15/2020. 719 has returned to Brooks Camp with her 2 yearlings. 719 was a first time Mom at 5.5 years old in 2019. She did well feeding her 2 cubs and keeping them safe in 2019. "Bingo Everyone! Our first bear photos of 2020. And you will be happy to know that it is....drum roll please...719 and two yearlings!!! (Confirmed by Ranger Tammy)." The family can be seen on the spit area, photos by Ranger Naomi Boak #1, #2, #3 and #4.
2020.06.16: Kam shared a pencil and chalk drawing of 719 and her 2 yearlings on 6/16/2020. The drawing was inspired by Ranger Naomi Boak's 6/15/2020 photo (#3 photo posted above on 6/15/2020).
2020.06.22: 719 and her 2 spring cubs were first seen on the cams on the spit on 6/22/2020, video by Erum Chad.
The 719 family was also seen in the oxbow area on 6/22/2020 video by Erum Chad.
6/22/2020 gif by Cruiser.
Ratna Narayan's 6/22/2020 video.
6/22/2020 video by Birgitt.
6/22/2020 video by Lani H.
Lani H 6/22/2020 video.
First look at 719 and sons, 6/22/2020 video by mckate.
2020.06.23: Another look at 719 and her boys, 6/23/2020 video by mckate.
2020.06.24: 719 and yearlings on the spit, 6/24/2020 video by Lani H.
2020.06.25: 719 and yearlings by the oxbow, 7/25/2020 video by Lani H.
2020.06.26: The subject of dependent offspring fishing for themselves has often come up as a topic of discussion on the bearcam comments. Birgitt captured this video of 719's blonde male yearling catching his own fish on June 26, 2020. This is not a new behavior of this 719 offspring, he has been successfully independently fishing since he was a spring cub (see 2019 season above ~ September 13, 2019).:
"719's blonde boy proud of his fish", 6/26/2020 video by mckate.
Cruiser shared this 6/26/2020 gif of 719 and her 2 yearlings below the falls platform.
719 brings her boys to the falls, 6/26/2020 video by mckate.
719 and yearlings near the falls platform, 6/26/2020 video by Lani H.
2020.06.27: Arlene Beech captured this 6/27/2020 video of 719 and her 2 yearlings.
Ratna Narayan captured this 6/27/2020 video of 719, her 2 yearlings and a ranger.
July 2020:[]
2020.07.03: 719 and her 2 yearlings on the spit, 7/3/2020 video by Ratna Narayan.
719 and cubs eating close up, 7/3/2020 video by Birgitt.
2020.07.05: Debbie (Bearz61) shared this snapshot of 719 and her 2 yearlings taken on 7/5/2020. Cruiser shared this 7/5/2020 snapshot.
_.01.jpg "719 with her 2 yearlings July 5, 2020 snapshot by Debbie (Bearz61) .01.jpg (726 KB)")
Mckate's 7/5/2020 video "when somebody raids your stash." 719 spent a lot of time carefully cacheing her extra fish only to have them found minutes later. Not sure who the raider is.719 plays with her cubs off the spit, 7/5/2020 video by Erum Chad.
2020.07.06: 719 (not 94) and her 2 yearlings on the lower river and by the bridge, 7/6/2020 video by Ratna Narayan.
2020.07.08: 719 chases a subadult for getting too close to her cubs, 7/8/2020 video by Lani H.
2020.07.09: Bennett's 7/9/2020 photo of 719 and her 2 yearlings, 207 and 208. Bennet also captured 7/9/2020 photos of 207 and 208.
2020.07.10: Cruiser created this gif of the interaction on Downriver Island between 719 with her 2 yearlings and 94 with her three 2.5 year-old cubs (p 07/10/2020 19:39 ).:
2020.07.11: Cam viewers got to witness an interesting interaction between 719 with her 2 yearlings and a subadult on Spit Road. 719 had a somewhat cautious but seemingly friendly approach to the subadult, as if they recognized each other. Birgitt captured this video :
Larinor captured this video :
Mckate's 7/11/2020 video:
On 7/13/2020 , Mike Fitz commented on the interaction in response to a question regarding the behavior. "I don't know the ID of the subadult. For a mother bear, 719 shows an especially high tolerance for other young bears. It's not something we see in other mothers, not even other young mothers. Her tolerance seems to be a unique aspect of her disposition. While her mother Holly is normally very tolerant of other bears, even Holly wouldn't engage with another bear in that sort of friendly greeting."
Cam viewers snapshots, 7/11/2020. Ratna Narayan captured these snapshots (#1 , #2 , #3 , #4 , #5 & #6 ) (p 07/11/2020 19:56 ).
_and_719_(far)_with_her_2_yearlings_July_11,_2020_snapshot_by_Ratna_Narayan_.01.jpg "Subadult (near) and 719 (far) with her 2 yearlings July 11, 2020 snapshot by Ratna Narayan .01.jpg (230 KB)")
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Blair-55 created these gifs (#1 & #2 ) of 719 and her 2 yearlings interacting with the subadult on Spit Road (p 07/11/2020 17:35 ).
Wiki would not permit Blair-55's gifs to be uploaded, size may be the issue.
2020.07.12: Mckate's 7/12/2020 video of 719 supervising subadults. "I'm not really sure what all was going on here. It looked like 719 wanted to separate 912 from 902, which she managed. (Although he later followed.) Then 902 ran into the field with a bunch of subs I can't begin to ID. Interesting interaction."
2020.07.13: Birgitt captured this 7/13/2020 video 719 to 273: “Don’t you dare nap next to my cubs!”
2020.07.16: On 7/16/2020, 719 was seen with her 2 yearlings on the lower river near a service vehicle. 719's curiosity got the best of her and she could be seen climbing up on the back of the vehicle and removing a paper bag, gif by GABear. She appeared to be chewing on the bag and swinging it back and forth. She was also observed pulling on the vehicle and chewing on the tires before losing interest, gif by GABear.
Wiki would not permit GABear's gifs to be uploaded.
719 finds goodies in the truck, 7/16/2020 video by mckate.
Brooks Camp visitor and cam watcher Lee Pastewka (aka RiverPA) captured multiple photos of 719 and her 2 yearlings on 7/16/2020. It appears that the item 719 removed from the service truck was a piece of sponge foam padding. 719 can be seen inspecting and removing an item from the truck while her yearlings are close by in photos #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9 and #10. Lee's #11 photo of 719, her 2 yearlings and a ?subadult to the right. Photos #12 and #13 are 719 on the spit road, #14 shows 901 (left) and 719 (right) meeting up on the spit road.
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Cruiser's 7/16/2020 video of 719 engaging with 821 and 820.
806 with her spring cub and 719 with her 2 yearlings meet up on the gravel bar, 7/16/2020 video by Birgitt. One of 719'2 cubs is curious about the spring cub but 719 will have none of it.
2020.07.20: The 719 family greets and then chases 482's lightest subadult and 451's subadult male, 7/20/2020 video by mckate. "719's boys are upholding the Holly family tradition of chasing other bears on the spit road. LOL."
2020.07.21: Mckate's 7/21/2020 video, 719 wants to play, 820 has other ideas. He clearly had other ideas. She did take a break in their play to go check on her boys.
This is what Mike Fitz had to say about their interaction "I think that was more playful behavior, perhaps some wishful thinking, by the male than an actual attempt at copulation."
"719 shows far more tolerance for young adult bears than any other mother bear I've seen. She seems torn, in a way, between two worlds. She remembers her bachelorette days when she was able to engage in play with other bears. But she knows she's a mother and has to devote her resources to her cubs."
Birgitt's 7/21/2020 video "719 Comes to Play with 820 Twice, Also 821 Plays w 820."
Lani H 7/21/2020 video of 719's yearlings get hop charged by 435 Holly (grandma). 719 was not too concerned.
2020.07.21-07.22: Robert W. Grover's 7/21/2020 photo of 719 and her 2 yearlings 207 and 208. Robert W. Grover's two 7/22/2021 photos of 719 and her 2 yearlings 207 and 208, #1 and #2.
2020.07.22: 719's yearlings approach 708 Amelia's yearlings, 7/22/2020 video by mckate. "I couldn't tell if those cubs wanted to play or maybe if they were in a little bit of distress. 719 was AWOL, but did emerge breathless from the field about five minutes later. A couple of cubs did eventually play a little, but the cam view was pretty far from the action."
2020.07.23: Birgitt captured this video of 719 playing with 812 & 821 (both 5.5 year older subadult/young adult males):
719 Negotiates Friendship & Motherhood Playing with 812 & 821 Pt 1 2020-07-23 23-38-57-710 by Birgitt-0
Birgitt's Part 2 video of 719 playing with 812 and 821.
719 Negotiates Friendship & Motherhood Playing w 812 & 821 Pt 2 2020-07-23 23-49-06-117
Video by Birgitt
2020.07.24: 719's cub trying to loosen the rope tied to the Q, 7/24/2020 video by Ratna Narayan.
435 Holly tells grandcubs to get lost, 7/24/2020 video by mckate. "She'd just put her cub up the tree so that she could go fishing and who should appear but her daughter 719 and grandsons. Holly seems to maintain strict boundaries with her offspring."
2020.07.28: 719's yearlings playing then 719 comes and they walk up spit road, 7/28/2020 video by Lani H.
2020.07.29: 719's and 273's meet on the spit, 7/29/2020 video by Lani H.
August 2020:[]
2020.08.03: Lani H's 8/3/2020 video of 719 nursing her yearlings on the spit road.
2020.08.04: Mckate's 8/4/2020 video of 719 stealing 901's playmate. "The look on 901's face. 719 doesn't think you have to miss out on all the fun just because you're a mom. I think the playmate was 913."
2020.08.07: 719 can be seen nursing her 2 yearlings on the spit in this 8/7/2020 video by Lani H.
September 2020:[]
2020.09.08: Brooks Camp visitor and cam watcher Lee Pastewka (aka RiverPA) captured 9/8/2020 photos of 719's yearlings, #1 and #2.
Please request Lee's (aka RiverPA ) permission prior to using her photographs !
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719 and her yearlings fish the riffles, 9/8/2020 video by Hey Princess.
2020.09.09: Lani H 9/9/2020 video of 719 in the jacuzzi while her cubs wander the falls.
2020.09.10: Cam viewer and park visitor 907AKSnow captured video of 719 and 151 Walker on 9/10/2020. 719 confronts 151 Walker to warn him to not approach her cubs who are behind her at the island. You can see porcupine quills in one of the yearling's nose at 0:15.
719-Princess has a few words with 151-Walker. September 10, 2020 - Brooks Falls, Alaska, video by 907AKSnow
151 Walker appears to be walking towards 719's yearling at the falls in this 9/10/2020 video by mckate. 719 tells 151 to back off.
719 and yearlings at the falls, 151 Walker says hi but got rejected, 9/10/2020 video by Hey Princess.
Brooks Camp visitor and cam watcher Lee Pastewka (aka RiverPA) captured 9/10/2020 photos of 719's lighter cub with porcupine quills in its nose. The photos are #1, #2 (zoom of #1), #3 and #4 (zoom of #3).
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2020.09.11: Lani H's 9/11/2020 video of 719 and yearlings fishing in the far pool.
2020.09.12-09.17: Theresa Bielawski shared 22 photos of 719 and her 2 yearlings taken on her trip to Brooks Camp from September 12-September 17, 2020, #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21 and #22. Porcupine quill remnants can still be observed in the lighter yearlings nose. Theresa commented when she posted the photos on 4/3/2021 "I spent 6 days at Brooks in Sept and took a bunch of pictures. I have been lame about posting but will try to post more. Here are 719 and her boys - all from Sept 2020 (week of 12-17th). #1 is her cub. 719 is #2, #6, #7, #8 (on the right, a bit back), #10, #11, #17 (dark cub under her chin), #18, & #19. The rest are her cubs." Theresa Bielawski shared six additional photos of 719 and 1 of her 2 yearlings on 6/20/2021. "719 & her quilly cub September 2020." Photos #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 and #6.
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2020.09.12: 719's yearlings would like to play with a subadult, mom says no, 9/12/2020 video by Lani H.
2020.09.13: Lani H's 9/13/2020 video of 719 and yearlings near the oxbow, with an appearance by 610 also (best seen at 3:05).
2020.09.14: 719 and yearlings scavenge on the lower river, 9/14/2020 video by Lani H.
2020.09.15: The 719 family has a long fishing session in the riffles in this 9/15/2020 video by Lani H. The yearlings lay down to rest and you can observe porcupine quills in the lighter cub's nose at 11:34.
719's boys rest on the riffles bank, 9/15/2020 video by mckate.
2020.09.16: 273 appears to intervene when 719 smacks her own cub, 9/16 2020 video by mckate. "I've seen 273 put a really quick stop to her own yearlings fighting, but was kind of shocked to see her get involved another family's dispute. 719 did not appreciate the advice."
Ranger Naomi Boak shared this 9/16/2020 NPS photo of 719's lighter yearling with porcupine quills in its nose. Many less quills were noticed than were seen in Lee Pastewka's (aka RiverPA) 9/10/2020 photos above. "I know you all are concerned about the cubs that acquired porcupine quills. I haven't been able to get a close up of Holly's cub, but here is a picture of 719's cub."
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2020.09.18: Lani H video of 719 and yearlings fishing along the lower river, 9/18/2020.
2020.09.20: 719's walking down spit road, 9/20/2020 video by Lani H.
2020.09.21: Lani H 9/21/2020 video of 719 and yearlings with one of 482's subadults in the foreground.
2020.09.22: 503 is seen (near) and 719 and her 2 yearlings (far) at 0:17 into this 9/22/2020 video by Lani H.
2020.09.23: 719's in the riffles, 9/23/2020 video by Lani H.
2020.09.24: NSBoak (aka Ranger Naomi Boak) shared five 9/24/2020 photos of an interaction between 719 and 2 subadults on 2/28/2020, #1, #2, #3, #4 and #5.
719 has had quite the life. She had the privilege of having 503 as a big brother, she then became a shy emancipated young one trying to hitch her wagon to 402 and her brood. Now she has morphed into a fiercely protective mom. The photos below depict just how protective she is. The event happened on September 24, 2020. Two subs had been playing together in the lower river for quite some time, not paying attention to any other bears around them. Not far away were 719 and her two cubs. Cue the music from "Jaws." 719 makes a beeline to those two oblivious subs to tell them "You are not getting near my babies. Go play somewhere else."
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Lani H 9/24/2020 video of 719 and cubs out near the oxbow.
2020.09:28: 273 and her 3 yearlings (far) and 719 and her 2 yearlings (near) are fishing on the lower river in close proximity, 9/28/2020 video by Lani H. At 0:48 and again at 1:46 the sows get into a kerfuffle. 273's cubs provide "backup" behind her while 719's cubs stay a bit back.
2020.09.29: 719 and yearlings watch 435 Holly and Coy snorkel, 9/29/2020 video by Lani H.
2020 09.30: Mckate's 9/30/2020 video "719 and her big boys. Those boys are getting big, but 83 makes them all look tiny."
October 2020:[]
2020.10.01: 719 and yearlings on the picnic area, 10/1/2020 video by Lani H.
Mckate's 10/1/2020 video of one of 719's yearlings "clever" way of catching fish.
2020.10.02: Lani H 10/2/2020 video of 719 and her 2 yearlings again on the picnic area.
2020.10.03: 719 and yearlings scavenging fish on the lower river, 10/3/2020 video by Lani H.
2020.10.04: 94 runs off 719 and her yearlings in this 10/4/2020 video by mckate. "I think that what probably precipitated this was 94's boy getting too close to 719's boys. You can see him standing defensively in the very beginning when 719 was probably telling him to back up. Then his mom has to come to his defense for a second day in a row."
2020.10.05: 719 and her 2 yearlings fish at the falls and riffles, 10/5/2020 video by Lani H, views from 2 cameras.
2020.10.06: Lani H 10/6/2020 video of the 719 family snorkeling near the lower river bridge.
2020.10.07: 719 and yearlings scavenging, 10/7/2020 video by Lani H.
2020.10.08: 719 and yearlings late fall fishing on the lower river, 10/8/2020 video by Lani H.
2020.10.09: Ratna Narayan's 10/9/2020 video of 719 and yearlings fishing by the bridge.
2020.10.10: 719 and yearlings snorkel near the oxbow, 10/10/2020 Lani H video.
2020.10.11: Lani H 10/11/2020 video "719 and yearlings and ???"
2020.10.12: 719 and yearlings scavenging at the river, 10/12//2020 video by Hey Princess.
2020.10.13: Lani H 10/13/2020 video with 719 and her 2 yearlings fishing the lower river with multiple other bears.
2020.10.14: 719 and her 2 yearlings have success finding fish scraps on the lower river, 10/14/2020 video by Lani H.
2020.10.15: Lani H 10/15/2020 video, 719 and yearlings nap is interrupted by 83 Wayne Brother who wants to take a nap.
2020.10.16: A good look at 719 and her 2 yearlings under the bridge, 10/16/2020 video by Hey Princess.
2020.10.17: 719 and yearlings on the lower river, 10/17/2020 Lani H video.
2020.10.18: Lani H 10/18/2020 video of the 719 family fishing in the oxbow.
2020.10.19: The family is seen again the next day at the oxbow, 10/19/2020 Lani H video.
2020.10.21: Mckate's 10/21/2020 video "The 719's in the morning light." The cubs rest on the bank while 719 goes fishing.
2020.10.22: 503 fishes in close proximity to 719 and her 2 yearlings, 10/22/2020 video by Birgitt.
2020.10.23: Lani H video of 719 and yearlings walking along the river bank to the oxbow, 10/23/2020
2020.10.24: 719 and her 2 yearlings sit along the lower river bank, 10/24/2020 video by Lani H.
2020.10.25: 719 has a little kerfuffle with a subadult, 10/25/2020 video by Lani H. At 0:28, 719 charges the approaching bear while her yearlings are off to the right.
Lani H 10/25/2020 video of 719 and her 2 yearlings fishing the lower river by the picnic area.
2020.10.26: 719 gets a little bitey with her dark cub, 10/26/2020 video by Lani H.
2020.10.27: Lani H 10/27/2020 video of 907 walking by 719 and her yearlings on the lower river, at 1:28 right to left.
2020.10.28: 435 Holly and her spring cub sit on the bank by the oxbow. Her daughter 719 and 2 grandsons fish in the river in this 10/28/2020 video by Lani H.
2020.10.29: 719 spots 503 coming and moves to the bank with her yearlings, 10/29/2020 video by Hey Princess.
A last look at 719 and her plump yearlings on 10/29/2020, video by Lani H. Will 719 emancipate her boys in 2021 and return as a single sow?
2021: 7.5 Year-Old Adult Female[]
719 was included in the 2022 Bears of Brooks river book page 53.
2021 Season:[]
Green River created this video titled "The River Princess - 719 of Brooks River and Family." The video spans from 2016 when she was a new subadult shadowing the 402 family until 2021 when she emancipated her own 2.5 year old male cubs."
Deanna Dittloff (aka deelynnd) created this 2021 season video of 719, "719 Princess 2021."
June 2021:[]
2021.06.28: 719 made her first appearance on 6/28/2021, video by Hey Princess. She has emancipated her 2.5 year old cubs.
Mckate's 6/28/2021 video of 719's return.
July 2021:[]
2021.07.??: Howlsthunder's (aka Kara Stenberg) July 2021 Instagram photo of "Sow 719 striding up Brooks River on her way to the riffles."
2021.07.02: 719 is seen on the spit road to the spit and swimming in the lake, 7/2/2021 video by Hey Princess.
719 checks out the falls, 7/2/2021 low cam video by JG.
2021.07.05: 719 watches 503 fish the riffles, 7/5/2021 video by JG.
2021.07.06: 719 (left) and 901 (right) in the riffles, 7/6/2021 video by Hey Princess.
2021.07.07: 719 can be seen popping up in the tall grass on the RW cam, 7/7/2021 video by Itzy Holly-LO.
2021.07.08: 719 in the riffles, 7/8/2021 video by JG.
2021.07.09: Cam viewer and Brooks Camp visitor NWBearLove92 shared three 7/9/2021 photos of 719 on 7/25/2021, #1, #2 and #3.
Pease request NWBearLove92's permission prior to using any of their photographs!
719 is seen at the falls in the early morning, 7/9/2021 video by Cheryl B.
2021.07.10: 719 goes in front of 503 in the jacuzzi, 7/10/2021 video by Hey Princess.
2021.07.12: Mckate's 7/12/2021 video, young adults fish the oxbow. "I like the coordinated run at the beginning. I'm not sure who all this was, but I believe I see 910, 901, and maybe 719."
2021.07.13: 634 Popeye stops by 719 at the oxbow, 7/13/2021 video by Cheryl B.
7-13-2021 7-00 PM AKDT Popeye 634 walking in with a swagger, stops in front of 719 Explore.org-2
Video by Cheryl B
2021.07.15: 719 fishes the jacuzzi in a 7/15/2021 video by mckate. "Always fun to see her in there."
2021.07.22: 719 eats clay on the lower river, 7/22/2021 gif by LunaCre.
2021.07.24: 719 eats a scrap of salmon at the falls in a 7/24/2021 gif by LunaCre.
2021.07.25: 719 downstream of Brooks Falls, 07/25/2021 snapshot by chatter Shel_.
2021.07.27: 719 pounces in a 07/27/2021 gif by LunaCre.
2021.07.29: 719 fishes by the far bank, 07/29/2021 gif by LunaCre.
2021.07.30: 207, 719's emancipated subadult, watches as she fishes the far pool in this 07/30/2021 video by mckate (719 can be seen around the 1:00 mark). "I couldn't figure out what would motivate him to get right in there with the adult bears, then saw that his mom was right in front of him. This may explain why we haven't seen much of 719 this season -- she may just be trying to avoid her boys. Emancipation is tough."
2021.07.31: 719 confronts 207 at the falls in this 07/31/2021 video by JG.
August 2021:[]
2021.08.02: 719 shares the far pool with mother 435 Holly and her yearling, 08/02/2021 gif by LunaCre.
2021.08.03: 719 eats above the falls, drinks water, and fishes the far side of the lip in an 08/03/2021 video by JG.
2021.08.04: 719 shares the lip with 903, 08/04/2021 video by Hey Princess.
2021.08.05: 719 on the lip, 08/05/2021 snapshot by Jan the Animal Fan- MO
2021.08.06: 719 in the far pool with 812 and the 854 family, 08/06/2021 gif by LunaCre.
2021.08.07: 719 leaves the jacuzzi with her catch in an 08/07/2021 gif by LunaCre.
2021.08.08: 719 eats her catch in the jacuzzi in an 08/08/2021 video by mckate. "She does a good job of fishing the J considering her size."
2021.08.08-08.13: Bonnie Hankins (aka NutsBoutBears) shared a 8/8-8/13/2021 photo of 719 on 5/15/2022. Bonnie Hankins (aka NutsBoutBears) shared a 8/8-8/13/2021 photo of 719 on 5/15/2022.
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Deanna Dittloff (aka deelynnd) shared ten 8/8-8/13/2021 photos of 719 on 5/15/2022, #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9 and #10.
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2021.08.09: 719 eats near the conveyor belt, 08/09/2021 video by Itzy Holly.
2021.08.10: 719 fishes at the falls in the foreground of this 08/10/2021 gif by LunaCre. (The other bears in the gif are 717 (middle) and 854 Divot with her yearlings by the wall.)
2021.08.11: 719 in the far pool surrounded by boars, 08/11/2021 gif by LunaCre (719 is top left).
2021.08.12: 719 eats at the falls, 08/12/2021 video by Itzy Holly.
2021.08.13: 719 licks her paw in an 08/13/2021 gif by LunaCre.
2021.08.14: 719 is told off by 806, 08/14/2021 gif by LunaCre.
2021.08.15: 719 fishes as a disagreement happens in the far pool, 08/15/2021 gif by LunaCre.
2021.08.16: 719 catches a fish and is followed by 912, who is hoping for scraps in an 08/16/2021 video by mckate. "But they go to her old buddy 812. That was Grazer's girl loitering in the background."
2021.08.17: 719 waits for scraps from 812 in an 08/17/2021 gif by LunaCre. In the background, 854 and her yearlings chase a bear out of the far pool.
2021.08.18: 719 eats her catch at the base of the falls, 08/18/2021 video by mckate. "She's a serious fisher just like her mom 435 Holly."
2021.08.19: 719 eats, 08/19/2021 gif by LunaCre.
2021.08.20: 719 fishes in the far pool with 480 Otis, 08/20/2021 video by Hey Princess. (719 arrives at 1:12.)
2021.08.21: 719 fishes in the far pool with 151 Walker and a subadult on 08/21/2021, video by Flyer 4477.
2021.08.22: 719 fishes in the far pool with 151 Walker in the office, 821 passing through, and 812 arriving later, 08/22/2021 video by Hey Princess.
2021.08.23: 719 and 902 fish near each other at the far side of the falls in an 08/23/2021 video by mckate titled "Separated at Birth?" "Nope. That's actually 719 on the left and 902 on the right. Their coloring is very similar, including their bright blonde ears, but their faces have differences. 719 has a boxy muzzle whereas 902's is more narrow and upturned. 902's brow also gives her a bit of a frowny look."
2021.08.24: 719 fishes at the falls, 08/24/2021 video by Cheryl B.
2021.08.25: In a view from the riffles camera, 719 chases an unseen bear who may be one of her emancipated subadults, 08/25/2021 video by Itzy Holly.
2021.08.26: 719 fishes downstream of the conveyor belt (starting at 1:57) while 480 Otis fishes by the far path, 08/26/2021 video by Cheryl B.
2021.08.27: 719 fishes in the far pool between 480 Otis and 879, 08/27/2021 video by Hey Princess.
2021.08.28: 719 in the far pool, 08/28/2021 video by Flyer 4477.
2021.08.29: 719 in the far pool with 879 in the office and 812 on the conveyor belt, 08/29/2021 gif by LunaCre.
2021.08.30: 719 loses her cool on a bear waiting for her scraps in an 08/30/2021 video by JG. The other bear does get her scraps after 719 leaves.
2021.08.31: 719 hopes for 812's scraps, 08/31/2021 gif by LunaCre.
September 2021:[]
2021.09.01: 719 is a player in some lower river intrigue, 09/01/2021 video by mckate. "That was 719 popping in and out of the willows going after 208, but why was she chasing the larger bear and why did it chase her back? I think poor 208 came to the lower river partly to escape Mom and now here she is!"
2021.09.09-09.14: Theresa Bielawski shared this 9/9-9/14/2021 photo of 719 in chat. "Some of the pics I got of 719 in Sept are looking more and more like her mom now that she is starting to fill out."
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2021.09.12: 719 at the falls, 09/12/2021 snapshot by mazey.
2021.09.13-09.16: Cam viewer and Brooks Camp visitor shared three 9/13-9/16/2021 photos of 719 on 5/15/2022, #1, #2 and #3.
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2021.09.14: 719 fishes near 182 in a 09/14/2021 video by mckate. "Maybe he figured she'd protect him from Grazer. I wasn't sure this was him at first, but the smile and puffy eyebrows point to it being him. All these dark young boars can be a chore to sort out."
2021.09.15: 719 on the lower river, 09/15/2021 snapshot by mazey.
2021.09.16: 719 finds scraps on the lower river in a 09/16/2021 video by Itzy Holly.
2021.09.17: 719 repeatedly charges a pair of bears that may be her emancipated subadults, 207 and 208, in a 09/17/2021 video by Hey Princess.
2021.09.19: 719 on the lower river, 09/19/2021 gif by LunaCre.
2021.09.20: 719 eats on the lower river in a 09/20/2021 gif by LunaCre.
09/20/2021 gif by LunaCre
2021.09.27: 719 walks along the spit and fishes nearby, 09/27/2021 video by Itzy Holly.
October 2021:[]
2021.10.03: 719 eats on the lower river, 10/03/2021 gif by LunaCre.
2021.10.04: 719 does more eating on the lower river, 10/04/2021 gif by LunaCre.
2021.10.05: 719 snorkels on the lower river, while in the background 208 ignores 29, 10/05/2021 video by mckate.
2021.10.06: 719 fishes from the lower river "picnic area" in an 10/06/2021 video by Hey Princess. 164 is also seen eating nearby toward the end of the video.
2021.10.08: 719 is seen downstrea of the falls, near the bend in the river, in an 10/08/2021 snapshot by Birgitt. A family group and a single bear can be seen further upstream.
2021.10.09: 719 and 906 are both seen fishing near the riffles in an 10/09/2021 video by mckate. "After having had cubs at the tender ages of four and five, these two look like they are easily fat enough to return with cubs again next season. I sure hope they get another year off though."
2021.10.12: 719 pulls apart a fish, 10/12/2021 gif by LunaCre.
2021.10.16: 719 charges 208, 10/16/2021 video by Birgitt.
2021.10.17: 207 gives 719 space in an 10/17/2021 gif by LunaCre.
719 fishes near mother 435 Holly and her yearling, 10/17/2021 gif by LunaCre.
2021.10.19: 719 at the bottom of the cut bank, 10/19/2021 gif by LunaCre.
2021.10.22: 719 props up a leg on a fallen tree, 10/22/2021 gif by LunaCre.
2021.10.23: 719 finishes a snack on the lower river, 10/23/2021 gif by LunaCre.
2021.10.24: A very plump 719 is seen on the lower river in an 10/24/2021 video by Hey Princess.
2021.10.25: 719 gets out of the water on the lower river, 10/25/2021 gif by LunaCre.
2021.10.26: 719 walks on the lower river, 10/26/2021 gif by LunaCre.
2022: 8.5 Year-Old Adult Female[]
2022 Season:[]
Deanna Dittloff (aka deelynnd) created this 2022 season video of 719, "Bear 719 2022."
June 2022:[]
2022.06.26-06.30: Melissa Freels shared this photo of 719's spring cub taken during her 6/26-6/30/2022 trip to Brooks Camp. "While it's quiet, I thought I'd share a pic of 719's new spring cub. We met up with them on Valley Road on our way to the falls, so we turned and walked back down to the bridge. They arrived soon after and we were able to take a few photos. They didn't stay long, though. 719 seemed stressed--possibly by some subadult activity and anglers nearby."
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Bonnie Hankins (aka NutsBoutBears) shared photos of 719 and her spring cub on 7/2/2022, #1 and #2. "Hands down the highlight of my trip to Brooks this year. 719 Princess returns with a coy. Now I really must put down the laptop and take care of the unpacking and that little matter of not having eaten since dinner in Anchorage last night." Bonnie Hankins (aka NutsBoutBears) shared a June 2022 photo of 719 and her spring cub on 1/29/2023.
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2022.06.29: 719 returned to Brooks Camp on 6/29/2022 (on the cams) with 1 spring cub, her 2nd known litter. She can be seen on the spit road with her cub in this video by twelve22.
Melissa Freels 6/29/2022 photo of 719 and her spring cub shared via Bookmom in chat.
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2022.06.30: 719 and her spring cub make a brief appearance on the lower river and then head towards the falls, 6/30/2022 video by JG.
July 2022:[]
719 appears on the list of Bears Monitored in July 2022.
2022.07.01: 719 with her spring cub by the bridge, 7/1/2022 video by Jen Schneider.
719 and her spring cub by the bridge, 7/1/2022 photo by Truman Everts. "There's no way around how this bridge piling 100% wrecks the scene. However, I also know that most of you will still want to see 719 and her perfect little 6 month-old springer! This photo may have been taken around the same time as the above video."
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2022.07.02 or prior: Instagram video of 719 and her spring cub by travelbunny1617 (Stephanie Hill), taken on 7/2/2022 or prior.
2022.07.05: 719's spring cub hangs onto momma, 7/5/2022 video by Hey Princess.
2022.07.06: Truman Evert's 7/6/2022 photo of 719 and her spring cub on a service road. Truman Evert's 7/6/2022 photo of 719 and her spring cub.
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719 brings her cub to the riffles, 7/6/2022 video by mckate.
2022.07.07: NWBearLove92's four 7/7/2022 photos of 719 and her spring cub, #1, #2, #3 and #4. "We ran into 719 and her coy on the Valley Road. We moved off trail and they stopped right by us. 719 scratched her back on a nearby tree and then kept going. It was so awesome to see them so close. 719 then decided to fish for salmon in the river. Her coy waited on the bank and was very vocal about being left alone. It was crying and then finally decided to follow mom into the water. The coy was not happy about swimming. It continued to bawl and grunt while it made its way over to mom. 7/7/22."
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2022.07.08: Truman Everts shared a 7/8/2022 photo of 719 and her spring cub on 7/11/2022. "I imagine many of you saw this moment on the cams just 3 days ago: Second time mom 719 took her showroom condition spring cub out into the riffles, so Mum could fish. It was immediately evident that the little one's developing swimming skills were no match for Brooks River...so cubbie quickly learned to stay on the rocks. 719 was a ferocious defender, taking an almost 128-esque proactive approach and charging any bear that might remotely be considered a threat. Both appear to be looking into the camera, here, but they are actually looking at a bear just beneath me...a bear that did not seem to be a genuine threat. But better safe than sorry." Truman shared a 2nd 7/8/2022 photo of 719 and her spring cub. "Well...here's that same face, before the ears got wet and pinned back...What do you two think?" 719's cub sits on a riffles rock, 7/8/2022 photo by Truman Everts. 719 in the riffles with her cub, 7/8/2022 photo by Truman Everts. Truman Evert's 7/8/2022 photo of 719 and spring cub. Truman Evert's 7/8/2022 photo of 719 and her spring cub. "There wasn't much doubt that 719's little spring cub was not enjoying this expedition into the river. The water was running too fast for her, and big scary bears were all over. So it's tempting to read this pic as her trying to tell 719 this." Truman's 7/8/2022 photo of 719's spring cub. "719's tiny spring cub reluctantly swims in the bustling riffles, in early July." Truman's 7/8/2022 photo of 719 and her spring cub. "The last time I got to see 719 & springer, 719 was doing her "water curtain" routine." Truman's 7/8/2022 photo of 719 and her spring cub. "I have a special place in my heart for when cubbies exactly match their Mums (719, here)..when they're "Mini-Me" bears tiny...but with the full grown version right next to them."
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719's cub struggles to keep up with 719 in the riffles, 7/8/2022 video by Flyer 4477. The cub does a fairly good job until she gets carried downstream at 10:17. 719 quickly goes after her cub.
2022 07 08...719-1coy..Brooks Falls Katmai National Park. Courtesy of Explore.org
Video by Flyer 4477
2022.07.10: 719 (not 710) and her cub are seen resting at the top of the cutbank. 719 senses a danger and quickly hurries away with her cub, 7/10/2022 video by Ratna Narayan.
2022.07.12 or prior: Meg Nelson's 7/12/2022 or prior Instagram photo of 719 and her spring cub.
2022.07.12: 719 and her spring cub fish the lower river, 7/12/2022 video by Itzy LO 335.
2022.07.13: 719 and her cub enjoy a nice quiet morning, 7/13/2022 video by twelve22.
2022.07.14: 719 and her cub fish at the cutbank, 7/14/2022 video by Ratna Narayan (at 3:10).
2022.07.16: 719 and her spring cub fish the lower river and oxbow, 7/16/2022 video by JG.
2022.07.17: 719's cub stays close as they fish the lower river, 7/17/2022 video by JG.
2022.07.19: 719 gives her cub a workout, 7/19/2022 video by Jen Schneider.
2022.07.21: 719 and cub graze below the bridge, 7/21/2022 video by JG.
2022.07.22 or prior: Kara Stenberg's 7/22/2022 or prior Instagram photo of 719 and her spring cub.
2022.07.22: A quick look at 719 and her cub, 7/22/2022 video by Jen Schneider.
2022.07.23: Brian Lashchuk's 7/23/2022 video of 719 and her spring cub fishing by the bridge.
719's cub gets swept down the riffles, 719 follows the cub, 7/23/2022 video by Cheryl B.
7-23-2022 RF 719 cub goes down RF Mom followed her, then the cam moved away Explore.org
Video by Cheryl B
2022.07.25: A 2022 spring cub, of Alaskan brown bear sow 719, temporarily loses sight of mom and wanders into a quick moving river current while searching for her. After a short drift, the cub is able to get onto land and locates mom, who doesn't seem to have noticed they were missing, 7/25/2022 video by NO Juju.
Spring Cub Loses Sight of Mom 719 & Drifts in the River Before Reuniting - Explore.org-2
Video by NOJuju
2022.07.27: 719 and cub on the spit with a cameo by 435 Holly (719's mom and the cubs grandmother), 7/27/2022 video by JG.
2022.07.28 or prior: 719 and her spring cub Instagram photo, 7/28/2022 or prior by meg nielson.
2022.07.29: 719 and her spring cub fish the lower river, 7/29/2022 video by markindify.
2022.07.30: 719's and 811's cubs are curious about each other, 7/30/2022 video by twelve22.
719's Cub and 811's Cubs are Curious About Each Other - July 30, 2022 (explore.org)
Video by twelve22
2022.07.31: 719 and cub on the low falls cam, 7/31/2022 video by JG.
LunaCre's 7/31/2022 gif of 719's cub.
August 2022:[]
2022.08.02: 719's adorable cub rubbing on a tree, 8/2/2022 video by Jen Schneider.
719's adorable cub rubbing on the tree River Watch cam Explore.org 8-2-2022-2
Video by Jen Schneider
2022.08.03 or prior: Jose Cabrera's 8/3/2022 or prior Instagram photo of 719 and her spring cub.
2022.08.03: Jayharwigphotography captured 719 and her spring cub on the lower river from 0:10-1:28, 8/3/2022 video.
719 and her spring cub in the riffles, 8/3/2022 video by markindify.
2022.08.04: 719's precious spring cub hanging out on the fallen tree, 8/4/2022 video by Jen Schneider.
719's precious spring cub hanging out on the fallen tree Brooks Falls cam Explore.org 8-4-2022-2
Video by Jen Schneider
719 and her cub share lunch, 8/4/2022 video by Buddy's Mom.
2022.08.05 or prior: 719 and her spring cub on the trail at dusk, 8/5/2022 or prior Instagram photo by Danieltyee.
719 and her spring cub eat grass by the bridge, 8/5/2022 video by Cheryl B.
2022.08.06: 719 and cub fish the lower river and then head to the spit, 8/6/2022 video by JG.
2022.08.07: 719 chases her little sister 335 at the oxbow, 8/7/2022 video by Jen Schneider. A short time later, 719 ignores 335 when she is close by.
2022.08.08: 719's cub chases seagulls on the spit, 8/8/2022 video by twelve22.
2022.08.11 or prior: Bruce Merriman's 8/11/2022 or prior Instagram photo of 719 and her spring cub.
September 2022:[]
719 appears on the list of Bears Monitored in September 2022.
2022.09.08: Cam viewer and Brooks Camp visitor bubdoggy shared three 9/8/2022 photos of 719 and her spring cub, #1, #2 and #3. "719 and her spring cub in lower river on 9/8/22, their first day back after their summer walkabout." Bubdoggy shared two additional 9/8/2022 photos of 719 and her spring cub on 1/29/2023, #1 and #2. "Hard to resist a standing cub! And 719 is a true beauty, just like her mama 435 Holly. Love watching 435 Holly's line continue! 9/8/22."
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Bubdoggy's 9/8/2022 video of 719 and her spring cub. "We saw 719 Princess and her coy for the first time in the lower river around 2pm Alaska time on 9/8/22. The coy stands up several times in the grass, a true 'pop-up' bear. This is our first view of the 719s after they returned from their August walkabout."
719 and her spring cub return to Brooks Camp after a one month absence, 9/8/2022 video by Hey Princess.
2022.09.09: 719's cub stirs up a squabble with grandma 435 Holly, 9/9/2022 video by JG.
Cruiser's three gifs of the 9/9/2022 encounter between 435 Holly and daughter 719, #1, #2 and #3.
2022.09.13: Angerbodha's 9/13/2022 video of 719 on the lower river.
719's spring cub eating grass, 9/13/2022 video by angerbodha. "This was shortly before they took off running down the spit road."
719, 402 and their cubs running down the spit road, 9/13/2022 video by angerbodha. "Sorry for the terribly shaky camera work. This starts with 719 getting concerned because her cub has taken off running down the spit road. She starts running to catch up with it, and is joined by 402’s 2 cubs next to her. Then 402 comes chasing after the whole group. What are they running from? As far as I could tell, nothing. 719's cub got spooked by the 402s and took off. They eventually made it to the spit, woke up 94 and her 4 cubs and the whole crowd of 7 cubs and 3 moms milled around for a while sorting each other out."
9/13/2022 video by Pediatric Physical Therapy Exercises of 719, 402 and their cubs running down the spit road (7:05-7:12).
Brown Bears, Brooks Falls, Alaska in September- Fun Foto Tips and Trips Episode -39
Video by Pediatric Physical Therapy Exercises
2022.09.16: Cam viewer and Brooks Camp visitor Lisa Robertson (aka Larinor) shared a 9/16/2022 photo of 719 and her spring cub on 11/13/2022. "719 and coy at the cutbank. Photo was taken by me on 9/16/22."
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_.01.jpg "719 and spring cub September 16, 2022 photo by Lisa Robertson (aka Larinor) .01.jpg (1.45 MB)")
Cam viewer and Brooks Camp visitor Olatz Azcona Munárriz also shared 9/16/2022 photos of 719 and her spring cub on 1/29/2023, #1 and #2. "719 and her spring cub. September 16, 2022. I briefly saw 719 and her spring cub below the riffles, in an area we cannot see on cams, the afternoon of my fourth day trip to Brooks River, while we hung out on the river bank with a guide. That was the only time I got to see this family during my visit." Olatz shared a 9/16/2022 photo of 719 on 2/8/2023.
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2022.09.17: 719 and her cub become startled by a bear in the bushes at 1:43 into this 9/17/2022 video by Cheryl B.
2022.09.20: 719's spring cub waits for mom in the grass, 9/20/2022 video by Itzy LO 335.
2022.09.28: 719 fishes below the cutbank while her cub rests and plays above, 9/28/2022 video by twelve22.
October 2022:[]
2022.10.01: 719 and her cub on the cutbank, 10/1/2022 video by twelve22.
2022.10.02: 719's cub stays close, 10/2/2022 gif by LunaCre.
2022.10.04: 719 fishes the riffles in this video mckate captured. 719's female cub is one big yearling. She may be approaching 910's girl in size.:
5 Oct 2023- 719s Fish the Riffles (explore.org)
video by mckate
719 and her cub rest on top of the cutbank, 10/4/2022 video by twelve22.
2022.10.06: 719 asks her cub to stand up to mark a tree, 10/6/2022 gif by LunaCre.
2022.10.07: 719 fishes and then rests with her cub on top of the cutbank, 10/7/2022 video by JG.
2022.10.09: 719 and her cub are seen on the cutbank in this 10/9/2022 video by twelve22.
2022.10.10: 719's and 811's cubs meet up, 10/10/2022 video by mckate. "We didn't get to see who instigated this get together, but I'd guess it was 719's cub. The moms were pretty chill which is probably explained by 719 having spent a summer as 811's nanny when she was a cub."
2022.10.12: 719 and her spring cub are seen on the low cam in this 10/12/2022 video by JG.
2022.10.13: 719 and spring cub, 10/13/2022 snapshot by GreenRiver.
2022.10.16: 719 and cub at the cutbank, 10/16/2022 video by twelve22.
2022.10.17: The 719 and 811 cubs mingle, 10/17/2022 video by twelve22. "I love watching cubs interact. 811's cubs were curious about 719's cub, but in the end, what they wanted most was 719's cub's fish."
2022.10.18: 719 and her cub hang out in their usual spot, 10/18/2022 video by twelve22.
2022.10.19: 719 tells her cub to wait on the log, 10/19/2022 video by mckate.
2022.10.21: A long look at 719 and her spring cub at the cutbank, 10/21/2022 video by JG.
2022.10.22: 719 with her spring cub takes her fish uphill as 821 passes by, 10/22/2022 video by Sunny.Y.
-10-22-2022- 719s & 821 Pepper "821 wasn't invited to dinner" (Brooks Falls Bears explore.org)
Video by Sunny.Y
2022.10.24: 719's cub takes the high road, 10/24/2022 video by mckate. "No point in coming down unless Mom has a fish! Looked like the cub might have been limping a little." This was the last day that 719 and her cub were observed.
2023: 9.5 Year-Old Adult Female with 1 Yearling[]
July 2023:[]
2023.07.07: 719 returned to Brooks River for the 2023 season with her yearling. Blair-55 created these gifs (#1, #2, #3, #4 & #5) (p 18:24).:
719 returns with her yearling in this video by twelve22:
719 and Her Yearling Return - July 7, 2023 (explore.org)
video by twelve22
719 & her yearling enjoy their greens in this video by twelve22:
719 and Her Yearling Enjoy Their Greens - July 7, 2023 (explore.org)
video by twelve22
719 and her yearlings return for the 2023 season can be seen in this video by mckate:
7 Jul 2023- 719 Returns with Her Yearling (explore.org)
video by mckate
2023.07.09: 719 & her yearling graze in this video by twelve22:
719 and Her Yearling Graze - July 9, 2023 (explore.org)
video by twelve22
719 with her yearling video by twelve22:
(mckate captured this video of 719 and her bored female yearling waiting for fish)
719 and Her Yearling Wait for Fish - July 9, 2023 (explore.org)
video by twelve22
2023.07.10: Oh_Arana created this gif of 719 with her yearling (p 15:47).:
719 & her yearling graze while waiting for the salmon to arrive in abundance, video by twelve22:
719 and Her Yearling Graze While Waiting for Fish - July 10, 2023 (explore.org)
video by twelve22
2023.07.11: Amy (NWBEARLOVE92) captured this photograph of 719's yearling with a good view of the yearlings impressive shoulder hump during their trip to Brooks Camp (p 08/29/2023 06:44). Amy (NWBEARLOVE92) also shared this photograph of 719 from their trip to Brooks Camp (p 08/31/2023 06:33). Amy (NWBEARLOVE92) captured this photograph of 719's yearling, note the droopy lower lip (p 09/03/2023 10:59). Amy (NWBEARLOVE92) captured this photograph of 719's yearling with mouthful of salad near the lower river platform (p 09/05/2023 14:01).:
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2023.07.12: 719 and her yearling standing on their hind legs in sync gif created by Cruiser (p 09:41).:
2023.07.27: 719 brings her yearling to the falls in this video by mckate:
27 Jul 2023- 719 Brings Her Yearling to the Falls (explore.org)
video by mckate
2023.07.29: 719 shows interest in 132's catch in the video captured by mckate:
29 Jul 2023- 719 Shows Interest in 132's Catch (explore.org)
video by mckate
2023.07.30: 719's yearling grazes in this video by mckate:
30 Jul 2023- 719's Yearling Grazes (explore.org)
video by mckate
September 2023:[]
2023.09.09: 719 & her yearling return from their walkabout in this video mckate captured:
9 Sep 2023- 719 and Her Cub Return from Their Walkabout (explore.org)
video by mckate
2023.09.15: 719's female yearling watches 719 eat in the lower river in mckate's video:
15 Sep 2023- 719's Girl Watches Her Eat (explore.org)
video by mckate
2023.09.16: 719 shares a fish with her female yearling in this video captured by mckate:
16 Sep 2023- 719 Shares a Fish with Her Girl (explore.org)
video by mckate
2023.09.17: 719's yearling is a female, mckate captured this video of the evidence:
17 Sep 2023- 719's Cub is Female (explore.org)
video by mckate
719's female yearling grazes under the cam in this video by mckate:
17 Sep 2023- 719's Girl Grazes Under the Cam (explore.org)
video by mckate
October 2023:[]
2023.10.05: 129 does not move fast enough to suit 719 in mckate's video. 719 is an accomplished mom running off another bear while she catches a fish. Looks like 719's female yearling might have a scar to the right of her tail head.:
5 Oct 2023- 129 Doesn't Move Fast Enough to Suit 719 (explore.org)
video by mckate
2024: 10.5 Year-Old Adult Female with or without cub?[]
For Future Use[]
Known Courting & Mating:[]
2017:[]
503 Cubadult & 719 Mating:[]
719 was observed mating with 503 Cubadult in 2017.
2018:[]
151 Walker & 719 Mating:[]
719 was observed mating with 151 Walker between June 22, 2018 and June 29, 2018 by cam viewer and park visitor, Lesleezee . Please note: Autocorrect changed mating to meeting in Lesleezee's July 15, 2018 17:05 comment and Lesleezee commented again July 15, 2018 at 17:07 to clarify that change by autocorrect.:
Known Litters of Cubs:[]
1st Known Litter: 2019[]
2019: 2 Spring Cubs, Darker COY is male & Lighter COY is also male
719 returned to the Brooks River with her 1st known litter of cubs, 2 spring cubs. 719 is believed to be the 2014 offspring of 435 Holly; if that is true, 719 would be a 5.5 year-old first time mother.
2020: 2 Yearlings, both yearlings are male
2nd Known Litter: 2022[]
2022: 1 spring cub, female
2023: 1 Yearling, female
Known Relatives:[]
Mother: 435 Holly. 719 is believed to be the single female spring cub from 435 Holly's 2014 litter.
Adopted sibling: 503 Cubadult. 435 Holly adopted 503 Cubadult as a lone yearling in July 2014.
Siblings from 435 Holly's other known litters:
89 Backpack is believed to be the single male offspring from 435 Holly's 2006 litter
25 and 26 are believed to be the female offspring from 435 Holly's 2017 litter
335 is believed to be the single offspring from 435 Holly's 2020 litter
Offspring: 207 and 208, both male offspring emancipated in 2021 as independent subadults
Genetics Study Samples Obtained:[]
2016: None known[]
There were no darting attempts, successful or unsuccessful, of 719 by Ranger Michael Saxton for the genetics study in 2016.
2017: None known[]
There were no darting attempts, successful or unsuccessful, of 719 by Ranger Michael Saxton for the genetics study in 2017,
2018: Awaiting Info From Rangers[]
There were no known darting attempts, successful or unsuccessful, of 719 by Ranger Michael Saxton for the genetics study in 2018, We are awaiting 2018 genetics study sample information from the rangers.
2019: Awaiting Info From Rangers[]
We are awaiting information from the rangers about the 2019 darting attempts.