Bear Research
Spring 2004
Researchers are currently evaluating the data collected in our joint
research study with the Northern Environmental Heritage
Institute -
Cambrian College: "The Survival and Behaviour of Orphaned Black Bear
Cubs". The scientific paper is scheduled to be released in the winter of
2005. We are anxiously awaiting the findings and are certain that the
information that has been gathered on rehabilitated black bears will be
of great
interest to all our supporters so stay tuned!
Click here to see final summary of the status
of Aspen Valley Bears
- Top view a map of our bear study research 2002-03 click
here, or to view it in PDF format click
here.
- Click on the following links to view maps that highlight the locations
of Aspen Valley bears!
Release Sites
Den Sites
Please see attached summary of an additional study prepared by
Laurentian University students Allegra Cairns & Sarah Dick,
you can also view the map here. This
undergraduate study - a spin-off to the original project - examines the
relationship between den selection and body condition of rehabilitated,
orphaned and wild black bear yearlings in Northeastern Ontario. Allegra
and Sarah have valuable insight to share!
Please click here to
view unique, exciting footage of a yearling
cub emerging from its winter
den! The camera used to capture this event is not available on the
market, but rather it was created by Ivan Filion of Cambian College for
this purpose. The camera used was a Digital Video Camera, with an
infrared remote. The camera was set out for three weeks prior to the
animal emerging. This is the first footage of a wild bear emerging
using this technology.
Funding for the equipment for this valuable research on black bears in
Ontario was provided by the Ontario Trillium Foundation. For more
information on the Trillium Foundation please see:
www.trilliumfoundation.org.
Support for the bear research project and related Aspen
Valley educational efforts, has also been granted by the Cincinnati Zoo
and Botanical Garden Conservation Fund. The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical
Garden encourages its staff to be involved with the conservation of
wildlife and wild places throughout the world. The Zoo’s involvement
with the bear project was initiated by Zoo staff (Lisa Vollmer - lead
keeper for the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden's animal care staff)
and funded in part by the Zoo Conservation Fund.
For more information on the conservation work the Cincinnati Zoo
Conservation Fund is doing throughout the world see:
www.cincinnatizoo.org
> Conservation > Global Conservation Projects > Zoo Conservation Fund
Projects
