Monday, February 28, 2011

Wildlife Research Institute: Update February 27, 2011 – 7:38 PM CST

"What is our goal? Short term, we need Commissioner Landwehr to make an “Expedited Ruling” giving protection to radio-collared bears wearing bright ribbons in central St. Louis County. If he wants to extend protection to all radio-collared bears in Minnesota, that would be even better"

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Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Inheritance and population structure of the white-phased "Kermode" black bear.

"A biological peptide is responsible for the white color in "Kermode" bears. This peptide is in a class called melanocortins and other similar peptides have an impact on feeding and fatness in mice.

"Current biology : CB, Vol. 11, No. 18. (18 September 2001), pp. 1468-1472. Key: citeulike:8875958"

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Hibernating bears slow down but don't chill out

"WASHINGTON - Hibernating bears set their energy demands on low, but unlike most other animals that take long winter naps they don't chill out very much, researchers say."

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Sunday, February 20, 2011

Biologists watch as bears migrate to southern Mich - chicagotribune.com

"Growing numbers of black bears are migrating into southern Michigan as the state's population surges, leading biologists to step up efforts to trace their movements and prevent unwanted encounters with people."


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Friday, February 18, 2011

Scientists discover hibernating bears to be ‘a metabolic marvel’ - Yahoo! News




"Scientists have long wondered just what takes place within the body of a bear in the wild while it hibernates. And now, they can eliminate a good deal of the guesswork in such speculations, thanks to a new study at the University of Alaska's Institute of Arctic Biology. Researchers at the institute erected boxes for bears to sleep in that enabled researchers to monitor the bears' vital signs--and have provisionally concluded that hibernating bears are nothing less than 'a metabolic marvel.'"

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Monday, February 14, 2011

WTOP.com - Washington, DC News, Weather & Traffic - WTOP.com - Cash offered for info. on Quantico bear killer

"Animal rights organizations are offering a reward for any information concerning the slaughter of a black bear cub, found last November in Quantico, Va."

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Bear shooting by cable TV gold miners was not what it appeared

"A state review of the shooting of a black bear highlighted on the cable TV show “Gold Rush: Alaska” has found that the Oregon miners did not shoot the bear in “defense of life and property,” as portrayed on TV"

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Saturday, February 5, 2011

Wildlife Research Institute: Ely, MN Update February 4, 2011 – 7:38 PM CST

"Lily ate more snow to make more milk. Hope was good and bad. Sometimes she sat nicely beside Lily without too much protest as the cubs nursed. We were impressed by that because in summer we had seen her savagely and repeatedly drive her mother off food."

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