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Earth Day – UPDATE April 22, 2014

There goes a cub!There goes a cub!On this Earth Day, Lynn appropriately got a call from a soil scientist—an old friend who will now be helping with the Northwoods Ecology Hall.  An expert on the soils of northeastern Minnesota, he will provide information on which of the 3 lobes of the glacier deposited the gray, red, and granitic soils that make different habitats in the region.  JulietJulietThe 3 lobes carried soil from different origins to make this region what it is today.  In a way, the movements of the glacier influence bear travels.  For example, the deeper, more loaming soils of Lake Superior’s North Shore spur production of acorns, hazelnuts, and mountain ash berries, drawing bears from the sandy soils and shallow ledgerock soils around Ely and points north.   

Chomp!Chomp!At the Bear Center, Holly was a busybody, bringing her water tub into her den https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOiB-mTJ7c0.

Busy cubs!Busy cubs!Juliet and cubs are still at their den.  It will be interesting to see what kind of move they make when they finally leave.  Will it be a long move?  Is she waiting for the cubs to be fully capable of running and leaping up trees for safety?

CubCubThings are still the same for Lily, Eli, and Ellie and for Aster.  They aren’t moving much yet.  Plants and leaves have not begun to emerge and spread the scent of spring.  Travels at this time wouldn’t be rewarded with food.

KBJR's report on bears waking up is online at http://www.northlandsnewscenter.com/news/iron-range/Nature-Matters-Bears-waking-up-256171321.html.  It contains video of Ted and Holly.

Cub playCub playWe were happy to see that Disney's educational material associated with their Earth Day release of the Bears movie included many references to lesson plans created by educators for the NABC's Educational Outreach (http://www.bear.org/website/introduction-from-dr-lynn-rogers.html).

Thank you for all you do.

—Lynn Rogers and Sue Mansfield, Biologists, Wildlife Research Institute and North American Bear Center


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