We got invited to go check out a bear den here in PA yesterday. They had put a radio collar on the mom last june so were able to track her to her den. She was darted and the babies taken out. There were 5 babies all boys. We got to hold them. They were all weighed and tagged. The babies weight ranged from 3.4 - 4.4 lbs. They were about 2 mths old. Black bears are born on average around january 15th. The mom was weighed and measured....she weighed 307. They removed the radio collar to put a new radio transmitter on an ear tag. It was one the greatest experiences I have had. Don't be fooled by my screen name on here...I am a female. LOL






The rest of the pictures could be seen here:

Bear Pics