A Bear-y Scary Encounter for the Craighead Brothers
February 7, 2017 at 3:33 pm Bill DiFilippo Leave a comment
Photo via The Craighead Institute
Our Jan./Feb. 2017 issue features a story on the Craighead siblings, a trio of Penn Staters whose lives’ work stemmed from a dedication to nature. One project of the two Craighead brothers—Frank ’39 and John ’39—was a 12-year study of grizzly bears at Yellowstone National Park. According to the official Craighead Institute website, the duo “developed field techniques to attach the collars and track the movements of the bears.”
During one encounter, the mix of drugs they used to sedate the bear wore off before they could collect all of their data, which led to an especially scary run-in with the animal. There is video of the incident, which you can watch here. It illustrates both the dangers of their research and how close they got to the animals they studied.
Bill DiFilippo, online editor
Entry filed under: Alumni, From the Magazine. Tags: Frank Craighead, Grizzly Bears, John Craighead.
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