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Braveheart! - UPDATE August 21, 2019

I haven’t seen Braveheart for years. Today she showed up looking beautiful with her three ...

Lily, Chloe, and a Cub - UPDATE August 20, 2019

As lunch was ending, the phone rang. Lily was sighted. Everyone jumped up. We piled in the Van but ...

Windy, Wild, and Blue - UPDATE August 19, 2019

On this windiest pontoon ride ever, a flock of about 30 ravens, turkey vultures, and eagles rode ...

Cubs High, Low, and Everywhere - UPDATE August 18, 2019

Jack, V-Dot, and others were old favorites, but cubs got the most attention. Cub at base of White ...

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Lynn Rogers, PhD

As WRI's principal biologist, Lynn Rogers, Ph.D., has spent more than 50 years learning about wildlife and sharing his information with the public. Using airplanes, vehicles, and snowshoes along with other methods, he has researched over 500 bears in the vast forests of northeastern Minnesota, studying some for as long as 22 years.

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Conduct scientific research on bears, other wildlife, and their habitat, and provide that information to decision-makers, the scientific community, students, and the public.

Wildlife Research Institute is a privately funded 501(c)(3) nonprofit research and education organization conducting independent research under a permit from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.