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The North American Bear Center in MN has 2 den cams running this year-one for Lily and one for Jewel with her cubs-Herbie and Fern!

http://www.bear.org/website/live-cameras/live-cameras/jewels-den-cam.html (http://www.bear.org/website/live-cameras/live-cameras/jewels-den-cam.html)

http://www.bear.org/website/live-cameras/live-cameras/lilys-den-cam.html (http://www.bear.org/website/live-cameras/live-cameras/lilys-den-cam.html)

 :good post:

Lily has given birth and they think there might be twin cubs!  :clap:

http://youtu.be/oGXeFNJXeXQ (http://youtu.be/oGXeFNJXeXQ)

Lily's delivery of 2 cubs, 20 minutes apart.  

Thank goodness the Lily Den Cam was up and running when Lily rolled onto her back just before 1:00 AM and pushed in full view.  Lying on her back differed from her previous births and from what we expected.  The first cub was soon delivered and a second followed 20 minutes later.  The cubs’ little motors were soon humming along in unison—or rather ‘squeaking’ along in unison.   Their voices are getting stronger and stronger as the hours go by and we are now hearing the more familiar hum.  Lily has been hunkered down over them, warming them with her breath.  The temperature has dropped from above freezing (with rain) at the time of the birth to only 9 degrees

Lily's cubs have grown and it looks like their eyes are starting to open!. The researchers believe the cubs are a male and female!  Today's update:

http://www.bearstudy.org/website/updates/daily-updates/1908-the-videos-say-it-all-update-february-18-2013-.html (http://www.bearstudy.org/website/updates/daily-updates/1908-the-videos-say-it-all-update-february-18-2013-.html)

Video of Lily and her twin cubs:

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=zsNCGMK2G_g&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DzsNCGMK2G_g (http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=zsNCGMK2G_g&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DzsNCGMK2G_g)

http://www.bearstudy.org/website/updates/daily-updates/1916-cub-action-update-march-1-2013-.html (http://www.bearstudy.org/website/updates/daily-updates/1916-cub-action-update-march-1-2013-.html)  Lily and cubs update

http://youtu.be/k6BnrxGZml4 (http://youtu.be/k6BnrxGZml4) Cute video

The MNR has pulled Dr. Lynn Rogers bear study permit and he has until July 31, 2013 to remove radio collars from all study bears, including Lily.   :(

http://www.bearstudy.org/website/images/stories/Documents/20130628094659851.pdf (http://www.bearstudy.org/website/images/stories/Documents/20130628094659851.pdf)

Wow!

<Sniff, sniff> What's that foul odor? Bear scat?

No.

Skunk?

No, but you're getting warmer.

Politics?

Bingo.

This surely does stink!  :thumbsdown:

I will bet lunch that the foul odor is H$U$ lobbying and "contributions" to the politicians behind this.  There is an enormous difference between Animal Rights and Animal WELFARE, and H$U$ exemplifies it, all with tax free 501(c)3 money  :(  (Google Lois Lerner HSUS)

Carol
WV

I read about that on one of the bear boards I frequent, what a shame.  It will be open season on those poor bears now.  Humans have taken land away from far too many species and it seems the very people tasked with looking after them are putting the humans needs first instead of the bars. 

I don't know what it's going to take to wake people up.  I think humans will not stop destroying and stealing the environment from the species we share earth with until a massive tragedy forces them too.  And they say we are the smarter species..I beg to differ.

There's a FB group called "Lily: A bear with a bounty" that are taking a lot of credit for the permit not being renewed.  These people have been brutal in their remarks over the past couple years, encouraging everyone and all their relatives to send emails to the DNR about every little thing being done "wrong" in the study, asking that Dr. Rogers permit be revoked. They made awful comments and jokes when Hope was shot to death and I'm afraid Lily's going to have a big target on her back now.
Just posted that the DNR may have just shot a "nuisance radio-collared bear".

This just makes me sick!! I despise people, (not you guys) but the other A$$ES!! There's always something when people do good that gets "SHOT" down! Now it's the Bears!

http://www.bearstudy.org/website/updates/daily-updates/2039-never-let-go-update-june-30-2013-.html (http://www.bearstudy.org/website/updates/daily-updates/2039-never-let-go-update-june-30-2013-.html)  Never Let Go! Update

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/7/prweb10967850.htm (http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/7/prweb10967850.htm)

June has been KILLED!!!   :crying:  Crap!!
 
http://www.bearstudy.org/website/updates/daily-updates/2124-june-killed-update-september-29-2013-.html (http://www.bearstudy.org/website/updates/daily-updates/2124-june-killed-update-september-29-2013-.html) 

 Beginning to think the worst, Sue drove to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Office in Tower, MN, where she found the telemetry signal from June’s radio-collar coming from the building.

June was Lily's mother and 2 cubs born to June this year are now orphans and the researchers don't know where they are.  That's 2 research bears shot and killed this year plus Aster's been wounded and is struggling. DNR forbids Dr. Rogers from helping Aster in any way. There are only 5 research bears left and once one is killed, Dr. Rogers can't place the collar on another bear.  My feelings-the hunters won't rest until they're all dead.

The DNR down there is disgraceful, they should be fired.  The hunters that are purposely killing these bears -  may karma come back and bite you in the a&& hard for your evil deeds.

 :(

June's cubs were seen on a trail cam last night...they are okay and together. - SM   :heart: :heart:

      That's good to hear!  They're almost 9 months old now and people say they are old enough to be on their own.

http://www.bearstudy.org/website/updates/daily-updates/2125-more-on-june-update-september-30-2013-.html (http://www.bearstudy.org/website/updates/daily-updates/2125-more-on-june-update-september-30-2013-.html)  More on June