DonnaToday, in addition to spending time with bears like 14-year-old Donna and 15 to 20-year-old One-eyed Jack, we visited the den where Lily gave birth to Eli and Ellie in 2013. We finally were able to get a clear picture of the bed from an angle not possible when the bears were there.
Lily's Den 2012-13This is the bed where Eli and Ellie played ring around the mom when the snow cover persisted and kept them denned up longer than any bears we know.
Redbelly snakeThen we went on to where we knew we could see a harmless little redbelly snake that most people never get to see.
Bear sign classIt was a day of learning—the two lectures and the bear sign class. Fun, and dinner was filled with laughter.
Thank you for all you do.
—Lynn Rogers and Sue Mansfield, Biologists, Wildlife Research Institute and North American Bear Center
All photos taken today unless otherwise noted.