We’re not there yet. It wasn’t the time to push it. The sound and the camera angle both have to be fixed, but the quality of the video was better than expected. Now, it looks like Lily may have licked the lens and things are blurry.
To our surprise, Lily was ready to bolt when we arrived. When Lynn approached the den, Lily was coming out and looking furtive. Lynn crouched down by her and spoke and offered her grapes. She didn’t accept them at first—then understood what was happening and who it was and gobbled up grapes as fast as she could. We were surprised that she’d be this active and this hungry this far into the denning period. We also were surprised Hope didn’t show. Not a peep.
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| Part of the crew snowmobiling to Lily and Hope's den to install the den cam. Jason Sawyer, Lynn Rogers, Joe Fraschella, Jim Martin, Jim Stroner, Sue Mansfield. | At the headquarters for WLAH-TV (W Lily and Hope). Doug Hajicek, Lynn Rogers, Jim Stroner in shed, and Jason Sawyer. | Electronics behind the Den Cam -- designed and built by PixController. Camera is black cylinder. | Lynn Rogers, Sue Mansfield, and Jim Stroner carry camera equipment to the den. |
WLAH (W Lily and Hope) is the world’s smallest wilderness broadcasting station. Lily’s trust made possible what we did today. We believe she will accept improvements over the next few days. Snow is falling.
Thank you for all you are doing.
—Lynn Rogers and Sue Mansfield, Biologists, Wildlife Research Institute and North American Bear