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A visit to Lily and Hope

A visit to Lily and Hope

August 8, 2010 – 10:24 PM CDT

Lily & Hope August 8, 2010Hope - August 8, 2010The highlight of this office day was a visit to Lily and Hope to change Lily’s GPS unit.  The pictures tell the story.  They were back in the area where they had fed on chokecherries earlier – and there are still plenty of berries.  Both bears seemed calm and content.

Part of the joy of this day was reveling in the great job Corelyn and the teachers are doing putting together an educational outreach program.

Another joy was finding some of the ice cream cake left in the freezer at the Bear Center… yum!

Still another was seeing the power of the Lily and Hope fans putting our local Bear Head State Park in the lead with over 300,000 votes in the Coca-Cola contest, nearly twice that of second place.  We’re not sure how this will benefit Lily, Hope, and June, but we do want the park to be the best it can be, and we are sure that the help these bears have brought to the park will not go unnoticed.

We sent out a press release letting people know the benefits the research bears’ fans are bringing to the area and asking hunters to spare all 13 radio-collared bears.

Thank you for all you do.   People are recognizing the importance of your dedication and determination.

—Lynn Rogers and Sue Mansfield, Biologists, Wildlife Research Institute and North American Bear Center


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