When brown bears shift to eating fish, black bears move into berry patches. Both bears, through their scat, disperse fruit seeds by the thousands, profoundly affecting what grows in the forest ...

When brown bears shift to eating fish, black bears move into berry patches. Both bears, through their scat, disperse fruit seeds by the thousands, profoundly affecting what grows in the forest ...

In southeastern Alaska, brown and black bears are plentiful because of salmon. Their abundance also means they are the primary seed dispersers of berry-producing shrubs, according to a new study.

When brown bears shift to eating fish, black bears move into berry patches. Both bears, through their scat, disperse fruit seeds by the thousands, profoundly affecting what grows in the forest ...