Arjun Dheer

I mean, there's less acorns this year and it's getting cold and food is getting more and more scarce.

In this episode of Critter Chat, we'll talk with statewide black bear coordinator at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Dr. Arjun Dheer, to get a better understanding of the American black bear.

And because the bear has figured so prominently in our human world for centuries as we shared global migration routes with them, We will also talk with Al Stahler, our local astronomer, who will explain how we use the magnificent bear as a constellation in the sky that assists us in our earthly orientation and navigation.

Yeah, my name is Arjun Dheer, and I'm the statewide black bear coordinator at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

The black bear, the full name is American black bear.

It's one of eight bear species in the world.

Then a layer of muscles about three times that of a very strong man.

We asked Dr.