Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Black Bear population rebounding after being placed on endangered list

"The American Black Bear, once numbering into the thousands in Mississippi, nearly disappeared before they were placed on the federally endangered list and became the subject of intensive research"

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Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Update March 14, 2011 - 8:59 PM CDT

"More on peer-reviewed papers. The story of old Midge is worth publishing. We knew Midge from 2004 through 2009—6 years. We called her Midge because she was the smallest adult female we knew. She wasn’t descended from Shadow, so we didn’t know her age."

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Update March 14, 2011 - 8:59 PM CDT

"More on peer-reviewed papers. The story of old Midge is worth publishing. We knew Midge from 2004 through 2009—6 years. We called her Midge because she was the smallest adult female we knew. She wasn’t descended from Shadow, so we didn’t know her age."

Read more: Update March 14, 2011 - 8:59 PM CDT:

Researchers investigating movement of black bears into new habitats | Minnesota Public Radio News

"Minnesota black bears are expanding their range out of forested areas into farmland, leading state Department of Natural Resources researchers to study how and why these bears are adapting to a new habitat"

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Sunday, March 13, 2011

Outdoors: Researcher says black bears expanding range

"When it comes to choosing where to eat, explore, hang out and hibernate, Wisconsin's black bears are about as fussy as 18-year-olds renting their first apartment."


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Thursday, March 3, 2011

Lily's New Bear Cubs Named | Northland's NewsCenter: News, Weather, Sports | NBC, CBS, MyNetworkTV, and The CW for Duluth MN / Superior WI | Iron Range

"Ely, MN (Northland's NewsCenter) - Lily the black bear's cubs have been named"

Lily's New Bear Cubs Named | Northland's NewsCenter: News, Weather, Sports | NBC, CBS, MyNetworkTV, and The CW for Duluth MN / Superior WI | Iron Range:

Update March 2, 2011 – 9:05 PM CST

"WCCO-TV in Minneapolis conducted a poll after broadcasting a pro-protection story last night on the news (http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2011/03/01/bear-researcher-dnr-rule-endangering-collared-bears/). Results were overwhelming—14 to 1 in favor of protection for radio-collared bears."

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Tuesday, March 1, 2011

DNR: Research bears fair game for hunters | StarTribune.com

"Research bears, even those wearing radio collars adorned with brightly colored ribbons, will be fair game for northern Minnesota hunters again this fall, Department of Natural Resources Commissioner Tom Landwehr said Monday."

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