Juliet and cub - Feb 1, 2014 No cub sightings today. Juliet kept her back to the camera—tending her cubs out of view. She hovered over them through temperatures as low as minus 25F.
Holly continues to entertain those watching her Den Cam at http://www.bear.org/website/live-cameras/live-cameras/holly-bears-den-cam-live.html. Though mostly sleeping soundly, she manages to rouse from time-to-time to rearrange bedding.
HollyThe WRI Black Bear Field Study courses are filling nicely—with only 16 of the 64 spots offered still open! The Bear Course webpage at http://www.bearstudy.org/website/field-study-courses.html has been updated to reflect changes made to the courses in recent years. Participant comments from the 2012 and 2013 courses can be seen at http://www.bearstudy.org/website/comments-from-former-students.html.
Bear Course participantsWhen I took the course I was already very familiar with their [WRI] work and the nature of bears, but being able to see the bears in their environment, see and touch the bear sign, and see and explore their dens bought my understanding to a whole new level. The course should be mandatory for all wildlife professionals. (Dianne W. – Minnesota 2013)
Thank you for all you do.
—Lynn Rogers and Sue Mansfield, Biologists, Wildlife Research Institute and North American Bear Center