we woke up one morning with Steve on the radio saying hey one of the traps have
radio saying hey one of the traps have
radio saying hey one of the traps have been has been tripped burn prepares his
been has been tripped burn prepares his
been has been tripped burn prepares his tranquilizer dart
so Vern darts the bear within 10 minutes
so Vern darts the bear within 10 minutes it’s asleep sleepy from that point on
it’s asleep sleepy from that point on
it’s asleep sleepy from that point on it’s a very straightforward process for
it’s a very straightforward process for
it’s a very straightforward process for deployment of the critter camp got
deployment of the critter camp got
deployment of the critter camp got callers that are easily adjusted to
callers that are easily adjusted to
callers that are easily adjusted to different sized necks and within a
different sized necks and within a
different sized necks and within a minute or two we can have it down to the
minute or two we can have it down to the
minute or two we can have it down to the right size and then it’s just simply a
right size and then it’s just simply a
right size and then it’s just simply a matter of snapping together a releasing
matter of snapping together a releasing
matter of snapping together a releasing component on the release buckle and the
component on the release buckle and the
component on the release buckle and the system is deployed they’re gonna be
system is deployed they’re gonna be
system is deployed they’re gonna be locked in that will be loved
locked in that will be loved
locked in that will be loved ok so now we’ve gotten a call wrong
ok so now we’ve gotten a call wrong
ok so now we’ve gotten a call wrong behind prefer to wait to pair up within
behind prefer to wait to pair up within
behind prefer to wait to pair up within 10 or 15 minutes that bear is awakened
10 or 15 minutes that bear is awakened
10 or 15 minutes that bear is awakened again ready to walk off in the forest
the Crittercam system is transmitting an
the Crittercam system is transmitting an image from a live wild bear to our
image from a live wild bear to our
image from a live wild bear to our remote receiving station quarter-mile
remote receiving station quarter-mile
remote receiving station quarter-mile way systems working actually I saw
way systems working actually I saw
way systems working actually I saw another bear in the picture what we
another bear in the picture what we
another bear in the picture what we found out was it’s family group right
found out was it’s family group right
found out was it’s family group right there there’s a bear with her the family
there there’s a bear with her the family
there there’s a bear with her the family pet the bear went back to foraging and
pet the bear went back to foraging and
pet the bear went back to foraging and feeding almost immediately quickly we
feeding almost immediately quickly we
feeding almost immediately quickly we can we got to see some of the things
can we got to see some of the things
can we got to see some of the things that it feeds on Devil’s club berries
that it feeds on Devil’s club berries
that it feeds on Devil’s club berries skunk cabbage blueberries and grasses
skunk cabbage blueberries and grasses
skunk cabbage blueberries and grasses that we’ve really hadn’t known that much
that we’ve really hadn’t known that much
that we’ve really hadn’t known that much about evidently they’ve got some of the
about evidently they’ve got some of the
about evidently they’ve got some of the same problems that we have when we eat
same problems that we have when we eat
same problems that we have when we eat too much because at one point she really
too much because at one point she really
too much because at one point she really had missed this great big felt that in
had missed this great big felt that in
had missed this great big felt that in some cultures would indicate that she’s
some cultures would indicate that she’s
some cultures would indicate that she’s satisfied well when she gets back
satisfied well when she gets back
satisfied well when she gets back together with her family group they’re
together with her family group they’re
together with her family group they’re making noises they’re grunting they’re
making noises they’re grunting they’re
making noises they’re grunting they’re growling at one point the bear with the
growling at one point the bear with the
growling at one point the bear with the critter camp collar on it encounters one
critter camp collar on it encounters one
critter camp collar on it encounters one its siblings or peers to be one of its
its siblings or peers to be one of its
its siblings or peers to be one of its siblings and there appears to be kind of
siblings and there appears to be kind of
siblings and there appears to be kind of a struggle that ensues
there’s a moment of tension there that
there’s a moment of tension there that gets resolved when the other bear backs
gets resolved when the other bear backs
gets resolved when the other bear backs down and backs off slowly at one point
down and backs off slowly at one point
down and backs off slowly at one point she comes to a group of bears probably
she comes to a group of bears probably
she comes to a group of bears probably her family group and they’re all sort of
her family group and they’re all sort of
her family group and they’re all sort of huddled together and they’re taking a
huddled together and they’re taking a
huddled together and they’re taking a lamp she reaches out she begins to dig
lamp she reaches out she begins to dig
lamp she reaches out she begins to dig herself what’s called a daybed
one of the reasons that these bears are
one of the reasons that these bears are in this particular habitat at this time
in this particular habitat at this time
in this particular habitat at this time of year is because of sim eventually our
of year is because of sim eventually our
of year is because of sim eventually our bear went down to the stream and started
bear went down to the stream and started
bear went down to the stream and started to fish
this was a proof-of-concept pilot
this was a proof-of-concept pilot project will this work I’ve set it up to
project will this work I’ve set it up to
project will this work I’ve set it up to play the color at 7:00 p.m. on the
play the color at 7:00 p.m. on the
play the color at 7:00 p.m. on the evening of the 24th sends a signal to
evening of the 24th sends a signal to
evening of the 24th sends a signal to the caller remotely and it pops off the
the caller remotely and it pops off the
the caller remotely and it pops off the next step of course is to go recovery
right there it is and this is a lot of
right there it is and this is a lot of work but there’s a good reason to do it
work but there’s a good reason to do it
work but there’s a good reason to do it if we can learn fundamental new things
if we can learn fundamental new things
if we can learn fundamental new things about behavior and ecology of these
about behavior and ecology of these
about behavior and ecology of these animals in their natural habitat well we
animals in their natural habitat well we
animals in their natural habitat well we understand them and the better we
understand them and the better we
understand them and the better we understand that the more we can
understand that the more we can
understand that the more we can empathize is the more we care about
empathize is the more we care about
empathize is the more we care about these species the harder we’re gonna
these species the harder we’re gonna
these species the harder we’re gonna work to make sure that we protect them
work to make sure that we protect them
work to make sure that we protect them and their habitats
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