Summary
Organization name
Wildlife Research Institute
Tax id (EIN)
23-7320150
Categories
Animals
Address
1482 Trygg RdEly, MN 55731
$5,887 raised by 28 donors
78% complete
$7,500 Goal
LIVING AND LEARNING TOGETHER
In February 2021, Dr. Lynn Rogers placed a DNR-approved den cam to observe the behavior of a black bear denned under the porch of a nearby cabin. The denned bear was thought to be Lily, but, when the camera equipment was in place, it was easy to see the bear was six-year-old Spanky, the last cub of 34 year-old Shadow, the matriarch of the clan that Dr. Rogers has studied for years. Spanky’s den cam, live-streamed on the world wide web, provided the first ever view of a wild male black bear in hibernation! Volunteers from around the globe watched and recorded minute-by-minute data of Spanky’s denning behavior. The data are being compiled and added to the four decades of data in the longest running and most detailed black bear study and the largest educational outreach program ever done.
The nonprofit Wildlife Research Institute uses trust rather than traps or tranquilizers to learn far more about black bear life than was thought possible with the old methods. Led by biologist Lynn Rogers, Ph.D., widely known as the Jane Goodall of black bears, WRI researchers combine simple observation with modern technology. The data are changing attitudes. Old misconceptions are being replaced with scientific facts.
YOUR DONATIONS WILL HELP CONTINUE AND EXPAND BEAR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION
Related websites:
www.bearstudy.org
www.facebook.com/lily.the.black.bear
www.bear.org
Organization name
Wildlife Research Institute
Tax id (EIN)
23-7320150
Categories
Animals
Address
1482 Trygg Rd