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Great Day - UPDATE July 22, 2019

Not much for pictures, but imagine a day with One-eyed Jack, Ty, Pete, Lucy, Daisy, Ricky, Aspen, ...

LilyPad Picnic, Weekend Festivities - UPDATE July 19, 2019

It’s a weekend of fun and friends as LilyPad Picnickers gather for the 10th such event and ...

Bears - UPDATE July 16, 2019

A day of bears and learning. With a thirst for knowledge, this was another group big on bears and ...

Busy With Bears - UPDATE July 15, 2019

After a great day of seeing amazing Ursula and her four cubs and other bears,Shadow things seemed ...

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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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Ely, Minnesota 55731 USA

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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.