As we all patiently (?) wait for the Lily den cam to be installed, Honey bear has been providing entertainment for the faithful NABC pond cam watchers. Today she made yet another foray from her den to check for food but found little. She briefly stepped on the scale—and at 446 pounds obviously has plenty of fat for the winter. This pattern of roaming is similar to her behavior last year at this time. In contrast, Ted and Lucky haven’t ventured from their den for weeks.
Tonight we salute and give BIG THANKS to Team Protect for their outstanding letter-writing campaign to gain protection for Lily and the other radio-collared bears. Their well-thought-out talking points and guidelines resulted in many thoughtful letters we believe will help convince Governor-elect Dayton to support protection. Copies of letters are still coming in to WRI.
We learned that a laudable stack of donations arrived at the Ely Food Shelf today. You are making the holidays brighter for those in need.
Thank you for all you are doing.
—Lynn Rogers and Sue Mansfield, Biologists, Wildlife Research Institute and North American Bear Center