Nine-year-old Bow was here briefly at 8:30 AM with her eyes and ears constantly scanning her surroundings while she tried to eat fast as if she was very hungry and wanting to get somewhere. The picture shows one ear listening forward and the other listening behind. I suspect her cubs were nearby.
At 134 pounds, she was down 7 pounds since her last visit 5 days ago. Lactating mothers without supplemental food often lose weight in spring until the berries ripen. I didn’t notice nipples with her standing, so she might not be producing a lot of milk. With her low weight, we hope her cubs survive.
We have a new special offer on Bear.org's gift shop.
Many of you may have already heard of the comprehensive collection of images and information that Lily Fan Olatz Azcona Munarriz had gathered into 5 hardback books over the course of Lily and Hope's life together. These books were incredibly detailed, totalling over 1,979 pages complete with all of the updates and photos from those two action filled years. Click here to view a PDF with several of the pages from the books. Give it a minute to load, there are a lot of pages sampled.
The web store is offering all five books in their entirety on a specially made USB flash drive and you even get a free magnet in the package. Regularly priced at $29.95, now only $19.95. Available here.
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The supplies are limited so act fast!
That is not all, however. If you are not yet a member of the North American Bear Center and would like to be, you can receive one of these flash books for free, with the purchase of a membership! In fact, you have the choice of two amazing items if you buy a membership. The Lily and Hope Flash Book or the "Bearwalker of the Northwoods" DVD. (not applicable for renewals)
To read more about the membership deal, this page has all the information.
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Thank you for all you do.
Lynn Rogers, Biologist, Wildlife Research Institute and North American Bear Center