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Madame Black Bear (Ursus americanus) (Watercolour on paper, 11 x 14 inches) 2022-11-10 __Based on today\'s Sierra Club BC Black Bear drawing session, which also drew attention to recent research findings. The research found that dens in second-growth forests are decaying and will not be replaced because new logging in BC is permitted long before the large-diameter trees suitable for dens have a chance to grow big enough to house a bear family. As culturally sacred and critical keystone species, a decline in bear populations would negatively impact other species and contribute to the ecological degradation of old-growth ecosystems. Bear den sites are nurseries – a safe place to give birth and survive the winter. #outsiderartists #selftaughtartist #outsiderart #ecoartist #ecoart 20221110_Madame Black Bear