Four years ago, little Holly, nearly a year old, arrived at the Bear Center. In that update, I wrote, “Holly is home—both to her new residence and to her genetic base.” 
Holly covered with snow on December 27, 2013That update from December 27, 2013 tells the story: https://www.bearstudy.org/website/updates/daily-updates/2207-holly-is-home-healthy-and-hesitant-update-december-27-2013-.html. Now, at almost 5, she is in the spotlight with four fun old memories that Lily Fans and Pond Chatters found of her first months here.
Nabc .. Holly the bear cub: Bear in a Blanket
Published on Mar. 14, 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6WTgFc9e4s
3:12 minutes long
Who's that in my den???
Published on Jan 16, 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zR_cLb4Ycm0
2:56 minutes long
Holly and Duckie
Published on Apr 14, 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzKvVb0WSdo
1:32 minutes long
Lucky Please Notice Me
Published on Apr 22, 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N78Y-2nqplI
3:32 minutes long.
On the recent bear attacks, I had a chance to talk to a few people today and am confident the DNR is doing nearly everything it can to get to the bottom of it. This is important because, without full knowledge, the public can be left scared and defensive, just like the attack bear was after everything he went through. For the bear, he was on the defensive after several attacks and was responding accordingly. For the public, the idea of a rogue bear can trigger a lot of killing of bears if people don’t know the full story and understand how rare these circumstances are. For me, I want to know the full truth to know the mind of this bear. This whole story can be very instructive and will likely be a chapter in the book I’m starting soon.
 Hairy woodpecker |
 Hoary redpoll |
 Fork Horn |
Out the window on this day that started as cold as minus 26°F and got up to minus 1°F, the hoary redpoll gave a good look at his definitive white, unstreaked rump patch; Broken Antler’s buddy Fork Horn was here peacefully chipping off his share of date mash from the hard frozen block; and the female hairy woodpecker presented a trimmer figure for the camera as she ate her share of suet.
Thank you for all you do.
Lynn Rogers, Biologist, Wildlife Research Institute and North American Bear Center