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Thinking of Bears as I See Other Wildlife - UPDATE February 8, 2025
Thinking of Bears as I See Other Wildlife - UPDATE February 8, 2025
Good Memories - UPDATE February 1, 2025
Good Memories - UPDATE February 1, 2025
Excitement and Change - UPDATE January 27, 2025
Excitement and Change - UPDATE January 27, 2025
Life Below Zero - UPDATE January 19, 2025
Life Below Zero - UPDATE January 19, 2025
Bob Donner and the Eagle - UPDATE January 10, 2025
Bob Donner and the Eagle - UPDATE January 10, 2025
Happy New Year and Two Visitors Back - UPDATE January 3, 2025
Happy New Year and Two Visitors Back - UPDATE January 3, 2025

Our Mission

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.

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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.