With Sue and Lynn buried in paperwork and den cam preparations, it fell to Jason to start the den checks to see if bears moved during deer season. He radio-located Juliet, Jo, and Lily in the general location of their known dens and we presume they are fine. When bears leave dens because of disturbance, they generally move far enough away so there is no doubt they have relocated.
Snow has now made the road to Lily’s den nearly impassable for Jason’s 4-wheel drive pickup, so getting there to install the den cam in a couple weeks may not be by truck. A man who plows snow for a living said he already plowed more snow this fall than he did all last winter. It will make things a lot easier if the snow gives us a break for a couple weeks now.
New items were added to the bear.org gift shop today: nightshirts, sweatshirts, and T-shirts with a hibernating Lily and Hope image; and a vest with a mother and cub image. Artwork for both designs is by Lily fans Linda Gibson and Nadine Long. We created a 'New Items' category so they are easy to find in the web store.
Thank you for all you do.
—Lynn Rogers and Sue Mansfield, Biologists, Wildlife Research Institute and North American Bear Center