malik – May 13, 2011 12:00 AM

Malik had a bit more stress with the tree removal process than the work crews. If you have been monitoring the logs over the years, you may recall a problem we had in the main enclosure in 2008. A large aspen tree fell and landed on the fence wall, causing a Malik a significant amount of anxiety. When the tree removal contractor did some climbing in Grizzer's new habitat (he wanted to safely rope down a dead tree top to avoid hitting a fence), Malik seemed to have a flashback. Fortunately, we finished that project and everything is back to normal.