AsterAster did not stay at her den from last year. We don’t know if it has deteriorated beyond her liking or if she will return to it. Overnight, she joined Cole and Ember at the community feeding site they have all been using. A trail camera documented their visits. We thank the landowner who is very concerned about the orphans and Aster’s leg. Her caring attitude is so characteristic of this nature-loving community and in stark contrast to the action of the landowner in whose yard June was shot.
Ember is smaller than ColeJewel also didn’t stay at the old den she visited, but she is still within a half mile of it and a quarter mile of another old den she has checked out.
Ursula is still where she settled some 44 hours ago, but we don’t dare check whether it is a den for fear it would prompt her to move on. As calm and gentle as Ursula seems, she has a record of calmly walking away when her den is discovered. We miss old faithful June who would so readily show us her secrets while maintaining the status quo—much like Lily who is still on the move.
Ember climbs up to better reachMany have offered to help in any way possible to keep the research going and the education expanding. We greatly appreciate the show of support. With the Hope Learning Center nearing completion the future looks so strong, yet is jeopardized by the DNR’s actions. Other than donations to the legal fund, there's not much else anyone can do at this point in the legal process, but we’ll let you all know if that changes.
Thank you for all you do.
—Lynn Rogers and Sue Mansfield, Biologists, Wildlife Research Institute and North American Bear Center