While celebrating the birthdays of the bears, we want to acknowledge our oldest bear, Spirit. As a 30-year-old grizzly bear, Spirit has hit a major milestone! Although a bear would be fortunate to make it to 20 in nature, in human care, the average lifespan of a female grizzly is closer to 25. At the GWDC, we’ve been fortunate to be home to some older bears that have thrived in their senior years, and although Spirit isn’t the only bear that has reached the 30-year mark in our care, that is the