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The Great Bear Rainforest

En la Norte Costa de occidental Canadá es situado Osa Mayor Rainforest. El tamaño de este gubernamental " desproteger rainforest , consistir de 1,000 año antiguo cedro árboles , es aproximadamente 3.2 millón hectárea (8 millón acres ) Cada año el lloriquear bajar del alto sierras al Nekite río a alimentar sobre el regreso desove salmón.
On the North Coast of western Canada is situated the Great Bear Rainforest. The size of this governmentally "unprotected" rainforest, consisting of 1,000 year old cedar trees, is approximately 3.2 million hectares (8 million acres.) Each year the grizzlies come down from the high mountain ranges to the Nekite river to feed upon the returning spawning salmon.

Un oso pardo lata medir hasta kg. (800 libras ) y pozo alimentación sobre el desove salmón lata ganar hasta kg. (6 libras libras ) por día. El osos necesidad a cebar arriba ante ellos hybernate ( sueño ) por lo largo frío invierno. Allí está corrientemente 40 a 50 oso descenso al río a alimentar. UN madre oso pardo lata parir hasta cuatro cachorros ( bebé osos ). La madre oso testamento cuidar ella joven por tres años ante ella enviar ellas afuera a el mundo a mantener ellas mismas. En Canadá , aproximadamente 5 a 10 personas está atacar a muerte por osos cada año. Salvaje osos está muy peligroso , especialmente un oso pardo.
A grizzly bear can weigh up to 390 kg. (800 pounds) and well feeding upon the spawning salmon can gain up to 2.7 kg. (6 pounds pounds) per day. The bears need to fatten up before they hybernate (sleep) for the long cold winter. There are currently 40 to 50 bear coming down to the river to feed. A mother grizzly bear can give birth up to four cubs (baby bears). The mother bear will care for her young for three years before she sends them out into the world to fend for themselves. In Canada, approximately 5 to 10 people are mauled to death by bears each year. Wild bears are very dangerous, especially a grizzly bear.

Situado en la ensenada ( herrero ) que guía a el Norte Nekite río es Osa Mayor Pabellón. El pabellón se , interés bastante , es accionado por solar y energía energía. El ensenada es rodeado por torre montañas y no solo lata un visitante ver grisáceo engranajes , pero también ; negro osos , lobos , nutria , y calvo águilas. El pabellón proporcionar diaria viajes por personas aquel venir de en todo el mundo a ver el splindine paisaje y fauna salvaje. El pabellón lata estar accesos por bote o por avión. Si usted toma el agua taxi desde Vancouver Isla al pabellón allí es un bueno azar aquel usted testamento ver delfines , sellos , morsa , y ballenas.
Situated on the inlet (Smith) leading into the North Nekite river is the Great Bear Lodge. The lodge itself, interest enough, is powered by solar and energy energy. The inlet is surrounded by towering mountains and not only can a visitor see grizzly gears, but also; black bears, wolves, otters, and bald eagles. The lodge provides daily tours for people that come from all over the world to see the splindine scenery and wildlife. The lodge can be accessed by boat or by aircraft. If you take the water taxi from Vancouver Island to the lodge there is a good chance that you will see dolphins, seals, walruses, and whales.

Quiz:

1. Is the rain forest governmentally protected or unprotected?_____________________

2. Why do the bears come to the river each year?_____________________

3. What is a baby bear called? __________________________

4. What is the weight a grizzly can grow to?___________________________

5. How much weight can a grizzly acquire each day upon feeding on the salmon.

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6. Water taxi is one way of reaching the lodge. What is the other?

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7. Name the bird mentioned in the above article?__________________________

8. How old is a cub before the Mother bear sends him or her out into the world.

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9. Wind power is one source of power for the lodge. What is the other?

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10. What is the name of the 1,000 year old trees mentioned in the above article?

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11. What is it called when a bear sleeps through the long cold winter?