Camping exhibit at NABCHolly was intensely interested as the staff realigned her Den Cam. As far as we could tell, Lucky stayed hunkered down and raised his head only when Holly got up to come over for a close check of the camera. https://www.facebook.com/ toni.embree.50/videos/ o.139730642706794/1184491504916811/ ?type=2&theater.
View from Ted's Chalet denA problem is that we could see better when it was twisted, at least during the day. The night shots are good. But by day, the bright light from the door tells the camera to darken down, making it hard to see. I hope we can figure a way to shade the lens from that light so we get a brighter image inside. A flap that would shade the lens would attract Holly’s attention, so I don’t know how long it would last. Maybe next summer we can drill a new hole closer to the door and aim the camera so it doesn’t see so much light. The staff will figure something out, I’m sure.
At home, we have the moose program, Moose: Life of a Twig Eater, set to record when it airs on PBS at 7 PM central time. Here is a link for details on the program http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/ moose-life-of-a-twig-eater-about/13752.
At the Bear Center, the pretty picture to the right is Ted’s view from his Chalet Den. Inside the staff and others are making good progress on the extreme makeover. People won’t know they’re in the same place. Exciting. The white posts in the picture above will be white pines. Branches attached to them will hold local birds that have hit windows or cars and are at the taxidermist being made into flying or sitting mounts for the exhibit. The tent and bear are in their approximate positions. In front of the tent will be a fire. All made by the same team that made the 4-season habitat exhibit that is getting such rave reviews in the Ecology Hall.
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| Progress on the trusses for the new entryway | ||
Near the Bear Center, three trusses are finished for the new entryway. They tell me installation at the Bear Center will begin next week when it is warm enough to work with the wood. Again, the wood team is top-notch. They travel the US making entryways for Cabela’s and others and are located less than a mile down the highway from the Bear Center.
Thanks for all you do and have done to make the Bear Center what it is and is becoming.
Lynn Rogers, Biologist, Wildlife Research Institute and North American Bear Center