Juliet's female cubs - March 19, 2012There is much to tell about the field day today, but we are too worn out to do it justice tonight. In short, Juliet has a male and two female cubs. The male is now strong enough to clamber over logs and awkwardly follow Juliet. The den has more water, which means they will not return to it even if the weather becomes more seasonal (i.e. cold and snowy). The 2 females didn’t look that mobile and certainly can’t climb trees.
Juliet's flooded den - March 19, 2012Jo and yearling Victoria left their den a little after 7 PM last night according to the trail cam there. Somehow, they managed to steal it and bring it into the den to provide the information on when they left. Ever wonder what the inside of a culvert looks like? Well, we have pictures… lots of pictures. Lynn bravely crawled in to retrieve the trail cam.
Trail cam records Lynn in culvert - March 19, 2012Ursula and her 2 yearling males Oso and Urso are roughly 200-300 yards from their den.
June and her male and female yearlings Aspen and Aster are still in the vicinity of their den, according to their radio-signals, but are outside the den as shown by the active type of radio signal. Their den was in a lowland and is probably wet.
We took pictures and video that we can include over the next few days.
At Jewel's den today, the cubs were left alone for at least 2.5 hours. The quietly entertained themselves and then slept. Video is posted at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLFp4qmHWZs .
Thank you for all you do.
—Lynn Rogers and Sue Mansfield, Biologists, Wildlife Research Institute and North American Bear Center