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| Chat - Thursday, March 29th, 2012 | |
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| Harpo516 | Mar 29 2012, 05:46 PM Post #16 |
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oz I could almost smell those beautiful displays - thanks for sharing (and tell them thanks too) beautiful! |
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| Artsy Mom | Mar 29 2012, 06:08 PM Post #17 |
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Lily the Black Bear – UPDATE March 29, 2012 Lily, a paper, and MN State Mammal   Jewel and cub - March 29, 2012 Lily and Faith are still where they were a couple days ago, probably eating willow catkins or perhaps finding snowfleas (Colembola). We’ll check the area as soon as they move on. Our current plan is to remove the Den Cam equipment from Lily’s den tomorrow.  Jewel and cub - March 29, 2012 It’s interesting that if the bears in this area are hungry, they can go to any of a dozen houses that feed bears, but they aren’t doing that. A house with dog food is only 350 yards from Lily and Faith’s den, but they headed a third to a half mile the other way to do whatever wild thing they are doing. June’s territory arcs around the Bear Head Lake State Park Campground, but she has never been there.  Cubs playing in den - March 29, 2012 Lucky is the possessor of the den for the moment. Honey is napping in the window den. Such use of dens will soon end. Ted, Honey, and Lucky seldom use them in summer. In the wild, in all the time we’ve spent watching bears we have never seen a bear take a nap in a den in the summer. They check out dens for future use but soon move on. We don’t understand this because it should be cool in some of the dens.  Cubs playing in den - March 29, 2012 We are happy to see our paper “Fatal disseminated blastomycosis in a free-ranging American black bear (Ursus americanus)” in a form about ready to submit to a veterinary journal today. It’s about the death of old Midge (26 years old) from the first reported case of blastomycosis in a black bear. The study area is a focal area for that disease in humans, dogs, and the only reported case of blastomycosis in a wolf.  Jewel and cubs snuggle - March 29, 2012 One of the great benefits of our trust-based methods is that we see bears close-up and can recognize bears that are in failing health. When Sue looked into the eyes of Midge in late 2009, she said, “I think I’m looking into the eyes of a dying bear.” There was nothing we could do but keep close track of her and try to learn a bit about the problems wild bears face. In November, she died and we were able to get to her and get her to the University of Minnesota’s Veterinary Diagnostic Lab in St Paul before tissue deterioration progressed. The veterinarian specialists there examined her in greater detail than anyone could imagine. She may be the oldest black bear ever necropsied. They and we looked for every sign of aging. We found that her aorta was squeaky clean—no plaque whatsoever—despite the typically high cholesterol levels bears have.  Jewel and cubs - March 29, 2012 It was the same story for the death of Mimi. We saw little Mimi lethargic one afternoon, and a few hours later she was dead—not quite like it was portrayed in the movie. We were on top of it and documented the only wild case of sarcocystosis in a black bear—another paper we want to publish in a veterinary journal. Within an hour of her death, we had her to an experienced veterinarian for a thorough necropsy to preserve fresh tissues for histological examination at a laboratory. However, a new restriction in our permit will make it more difficult to obtain such data in the future.  Jewel and cubs - March 29, 2012 Here are 3 stories about Dana Coleman’s first grade class attempting to have the legislature make the black bear Minnesota’s State Mammal. One is in Outdoor Life, another was on KSTP TV, and the third is a big one in the Union Eagle Newspaper. Outdoor Life KSTP Princeton, Forest Lake, Coon Rapids We applaud all the work Dana and the students did to bring this as far as it went. The decision by the committee in the House of Representatives not to hear it this year was very disappointing to us and them. We'll see what happens next. This was a big effort by a lot of people, and it deserves a better end. Thank you for all you do. —Lynn Rogers and Sue Mansfield, Biologists, Wildlife Research Institute and North American Bear Center |
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| Artsy Mom | Mar 29 2012, 06:18 PM Post #18 |
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Ozzie that slideshow is just breathtaking...I  Karen and Rusty's new orchids  They must have two green thumbs 
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| Artsy Mom | Mar 29 2012, 07:31 PM Post #19 |
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Karen thanks for the video of the Raven attacks at TH today. I totally missed that...must have been outside with the dog  Very scary so it was  to hear your voice telling K82 not to leave the  
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| Artsy Mom | Mar 30 2012, 06:41 AM Post #20 |
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Pa Norfolk hasn't given up yet  for video
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