Casey Anderson

Spring is in the air. The snow’s melting, the grass is greening—and the bears are waking up. Hungry and guided by an incredible sense of smell, they’ll search for roots, rodents, and winter-killed carcasses. But they’ll also find garbage, bird feeders, pet food, and anything else we forget to secure. If you live in bear country, now’s the time to get ahead of the season. Add bear-proofing to your spring cleaning checklist. Lock up your attractants, secure your trash, and help keep bears wild—and out of trouble. Coexistence starts with us. #BearCountry #SpringCleaning #KeepBearsWild #Coexistence #BearAware

High in the Himalayas, at 15,000 feet, a silent game unfolds. The Eurasian lynx—ghostly, powerful, and patient—moves with quiet precision among wind-carved boulders and deep snowdrifts. It’s hunting the woolly hare, a master of disguise in its own right. Both predator and prey are sculpted by altitude and snow, evolved for survival where oxygen is thin and the cold is relentless. The lynx’s massive, fur-padded paws act like snowshoes, spreading its weight and allowing it to move almost silently atop the crust. Its thick coat, spotted for camouflage, blends perfectly with rock and snow. The woolly hare, in turn, has long hind legs for powerful bursts across tricky terrain and dense, seasonal fur that turns white in winter and gray in summer, helping it vanish into the background. Out here, it’s not just a hunt. It’s a test of who disappears better, who leaps faster, and who has adapted best to life on the roof of the world.