Trail-cam footage captured in Minnesota shows a black bear that is obviously ready for hibernation wandering through the forest.
A Minnesota group that studies wolves on Saturday shared trail-cam footage of an incredibly fat black bear that looked beyond ready for hibernaiton.
“Talk about a unit! This bear is clearly ready for the long nap,” the Voyageurs Wolf Project proclaimed via Instagram.
The footage was captured a month ago but only recently discovered as Voyageurs Wolf Project staff inspected footage. The bear has almost undoubtedly denned up by now.
The Voyageurs Wolf Project posted video of the sighting, much to the delight of wildlife lovers who marveled over the footage.
An organization studying wolves in northern Minnesota captured the rare sighting of a black wolf hanging out in front of its trail camera.
The Voyageurs Wolf Project posted video of the sighting, much to the delight of wildlife lovers who marveled over the footage entitled “Stunning rare black wolf in northern Minnesota.”
“We rarely see black wolves in our area so seeing this black wolf with its seemingly shaggy coat, especially around its legs and feet, was pretty neat!” The Voyageurs Wolf Project stated on Facebook.
“The wolf hung out in front of the camera for a while before heading on its way. This wolf was a lone wolf just passing through our area. None of the ~19 packs we are currently studying have black pack members in them.”
“Looks like he was trying to make a decision about which direction to go. Great short video! Thank you!”
“So precious and wonderful.”
The Voyageurs Wolf Project at the University of Minnesota is a research project designed to understand a gap in wolf ecology: What do wolves do during the summer? Its goal is to provide a comprehensive understanding of the summer ecology of wolves in the Greater Voyageurs Ecosystem in Northern Minnesota.
A bear cub moved a trail camera in Voyageurs National Park in Minnesota and the results were ‘surprisingly good.’
A bear cub wandering by a trail camera in Voyageurs National Park in Minnesota noticed the unusual contraption on a tree and decided it needed readjusting.
After poking around with its nose, the cub angled the trail camera in just the perfect spot to capture a variety of critters. The Voyageurs Wolf Project called the results “surprisingly good.”
Besides several wolves from the Windsong Pack and the bear family with its trail-camera-adjusting cub, the camera picked up a bobcat, fisher weasel and—one of the more popular of the sightings—a ruffed grouse.
The Voyageurs Wolf Project studies wolves and their prey, such as moose, deer and beavers, in the Greater Voyageurs Ecosystem, which includes the area in and around Voyageurs National Park.
“This video is from this fall,” the Voyageurs Wolf Project Facebook post explained. “The bear cub messed with the camera in early September and all footage is from then until end of October when we checked on the camera.”
Why did the cub mess with the camera? Voyageurs Wolf Project thought it might be because of the camera’s scent or that it stands out as something different, since the cameras aren’t well hidden.
