Juliet's family Den-watchers deserve extra praise in this year of technical difficulties. But inquiring minds want to know, and they are hanging in there despite having to work more with archives than live streaming.
The push today was setting up educators with online access to archived Den Cam footage. It's a joy to see the responses from teachers after the long wait for their students to watch the Den Cams.
So excited to share the videos with my preschoolers! — West Des Moines, IA
Juliet and cubsI am grateful for the opportunity to share bear den life with my 2nd grade students. If there is anything I can do to help you and support bear education please contact me. — Edwards AFB, CA
I am looking forward to using the video clips with students here in Duluth. — Minneapolis, MN
I am glad to hear that I have been approved to be able to show den cam footage to my 5th grade students! — Eugene, OR
Juliet and cubsI can hardly wait to show my second graders these videos!!! — East Waterboro, ME
I am excited to show my kids Juliet’s Den Cam archives. We have sure missed having the resource this year. — Hickory, NC
Looking forward to seeing the bears with my class. — Westborough, MA
I am so excited to share with my students! — Crystal, MN
Juliet's cubI am thrilled to be receiving the bear cam footage. — Coon Rapids, MN
Oh what great news ! ;-) Thank you so much. Yes, I am excited and all those who will see the live coverage are smiling… — Cincinnati, OH
I look forward to sharing these video clips with my students. Thanks! — Holcombe WI
Cub close-upI am so excited for this opportunity! Thank you for making it possible to share this with my preschool class! — Darien, IL
This is wonderful news. I cannot tell you how much I have missed sharing the den cam with my students. Not only did it offer a better understanding of bears, it provided many moments of pure joy and wonderment. Thank you so much. — Exeter, NH
I am so very excited that we will be able to see Juliet and her cubs. I have been using the video in my classroom for the past four year and missed it so much. It provides a wonderful teaching opportunity and it is terrific to have it back!!!! Thank you!!!! — Beckley, WV
Crow calling - March 19The main sound in the forest is still the calls of crows, but the warmth (40’s F today) and longer days will soon encourage other voices.
Adventuresome cubAn exhibit that will be of interest to Ely tourists is the fish exhibit. Fishing, along with canoeing, is a top tourism draw to this land of lakes. A Lily Fan sent a beautiful picture yesterday that will fit right into this exhibit—a black bear carrying a salmon. The picture was taken in the Great Bear Rainforest on the Pacific Coast.
Juliet's broodWhat makes it interesting here is that most bears around Ely spend their lives without ever eating a fish. Yes, in bad food years, some bears will eat what campers leave behind as they clean and cook fish, but in all the walks we have taken with bears, we have never seen any bear take one bite of fish. 
Cub exploringWe remember in the old days of garbage dumps seeing bears pass up fish lying in plain sight night after night as they found more preferred foods. Spawning female salmon are the big draw where spawning runs occur, but most fish around Ely don’t do that. White suckers spawn in shallow streams but we haven’t yet been able to ascertain that bears eat them. We assume they would, but we’re still looking for confirmation.
Cub alert!The fish exhibit will include examples of the big fish people come here to catch—northern pike, walleye, smallmouth bass, and lake trout. Each exhibit will reveal the relationship of that species of wildlife to bears. For local fish, the main revelation will be that not all fish are equal in the minds of bears and that local fish are usually not on the menu.
Thank you for all you are doing to make this possible.
—Lynn Rogers and Sue Mansfield, Biologists, Wildlife Research Institute and North American Bear Center