Scene of Toby, a grizzly bear cooling of in water that White Rock residents Linda and Barbara Uher saw during their recent trip to Alaska. Toby weighs about 1,200 pounds and stands 6 feet tall at her shoulder. She learned how to sign for more food by putting her paws together in front of her chest. Toby has a brother Balloo, her brother Lucky died in 2017. Her mother died from ingesting  plastic bags she found in a garbage can. Toby lives at Fortress of the Bear rescue center in Sitka, Alaska. Learn more at fortressofthebear.com. Photo by Linda Uher

Scene of Toby, a grizzly bear that White Rock residents Linda and Barbara Uher saw during their recent trip to Alaska. Toby lives at Fortress of the Bear rescue center in Sitka, Alaska. Photo by Linda Uher

Scene of Toby, a grizzly bear that White Rock residents Linda and Barbara Uher saw during their recent trip to Alaska. Toby lives at Fortress of the Bear rescue center in Sitka, Alaska. Photo by Linda Uher