Valencia County News-Bulletin: Bears caught in Belen, LL

"After all of the men had failed, it took a woman's intuition to find a juvenile bear who was looking for his niche in the world after his mother had most likely kicked the youngster out of the den."

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Field reports: Deer Hunters Association will work for moose [Duluth News Tribune, Minn.]

"'Although we are recognized as a deer organization, MDHA's mission is to work for tomorrow's wildlife and hunters today through education, habitat, hunting and legislation,' said MDHA executive director Mark Johnson."

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Follow Lilly and her bear cubs in the northern wilds | Hometown Source

"Last week, Clicking on the Web visited a web cam following some bald eagles in Decorah, Iowa. This week, we will try to follow Lilly the bear from near Ely, MN, and her bear cubs. Unfortunately, the story has a sad aspect to it because one of the three-month-old cubs died this past week."

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Bears are on the prowl | Turn to 10

Bears are on the prowl | Turn to 10: "The weekend kicks off the camping season in Rhode Island and the Department of Environmental Management urges residents to watch out for mistakes that could attract bears."

Knut fans protest over polar bear's stuffing by Berlin Zoo | Herald Sun

"FANS of famed polar bear Knut have staged a protest outside Berlin Zoo in protest at plans to stuff and display the body of the dead global superstar, German news website The Local reported yesterday."

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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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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."

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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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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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Colorado may ban killing hibernating black bears - WDAF

"Hibernating black bears will no longer be fair game for Colorado hunters under new regulations proposed for the state, after an outcry over the killing of a 700-pound bruin in its den last fall"

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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"

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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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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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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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Working Towards Protection: Update February 26, 2011 – 7:55 PM CST

"Your response to the update was right on, and a reason it is good to have so many minds out there figuring out what to do. You said two things—students and media."

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Court hears arguments over status of polar bear - Environment - MiamiHerald.com

"A central question about the Endangered Species Act was behind the legal wrangling Wednesday in a federal courtroom: What, if anything, can be done to save polar bears as the Earth warms and sea ice recedes?"

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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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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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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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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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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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Bear News: Update 1/30/2011 from Dr. Rogers and WRI

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"What a quiet day in the den! Lily spent long periods with the cubs either sleeping or nursing beneath her and Hope quietly sleeping beside her."

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The Canadian Press: Nearly 50 years after first book was published, the Berenstain Bears remain a family affair

"Nearly 50 years after the Berenstain Bears first charmed preschoolers and their parents, the family behind the books remains close to their Bear Country roots."

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Ely's famous black bear Lily delivers twin cubs | Duluth News Tribune | Duluth, Minnesota

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"Lily the famous black bear gave birth to two cubs today, according to a Facebook post by Sue Mansfield, a biologist at the Wildlife Research Institute and North American Bear Center in Ely"

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