Brave & Freedom 2014

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Me With my Beautiful "Brave"

Me with my beatiful little "Brave"

April 5,2014 Brave Is such an amazing bear!

2014 greenup "Brave" an amazing little bear

Life Is good!

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The Bear Facts

Neonatal cubs Ice & Frosty Bottle feeding cub "Ice"	cub tracks in the snow		Ice & Frosty 2006 Frosty had sadly died from a gastric intestinal disorder.	"Ice" in the Autumn "Ice" lived in the wild for over a year & a half after released (she had a GPS collar)
10 oz neonatal cub "Patten"	Measuring pattens ears	Little patten bawling! Great lung capacity!	"Cub Dreams"	221 feedings in 21 days Feeding was pretty near around the clock	Patten went into a den with surrogate sow & siblings
	Machias & Tug while in rehab			Machias & tug went into a den with surrogate sow	Some supplements for bear cubs
10 lb cub "Lubec"on arrival Curled up in a log in smaller bear pen	I am releasing "Lubec" into my 3 acre pen	Growing stages..	Lubec way up in a tree!		Lubec was successfully released back to the wild
This bear was foraging on oak leaves Bears being able to be bears! I now have 5 acres :o)		In 2009 these 3 bears in my facility They were released back to the wild by Maine State biologist	Birdseed yearling way up in trees in my 3 acre pen Birdseed yearling while in rehab was cut off of the bird seed cold turkey,he adjusted just fine!		Tip of tree was broken off by one of the bears. White pine with past & present bear scratches
Supplements were given for this little yearling. 23 lb "Coplin the bear" on arrival .	I CLEAN THE SMALLER BEAR PEN OUT 2xdaily THERE IS A DEVIDER IN MY PEN; THAT IS HELPFUL WITH KEEPING MY PRESENCE TO A MINNIMUM :o)	"Coplin" in smaller bear pen.	"Coplin" caught in small bear trap attached to smaller pen; ready to release him into my 3 acres.	Coplin the bear way up in a tree in my 3 acre pen. Life is good!	Little "Coplin" in 3 acre pen just being a bear! (5-11-10 arrival he weighed 23 lbs) (6-17-10 released he weighed 48 lbs)
Cub Bur arrived 6-6-10 Weight on arrival 7lbs 4oz.	Little BUR cub in the blackberry patch This Is one of my smaller bear pens - prior stage - before they go into my 5 acres	BUR foraging on wild strawberries	BUR scurrying off into the other side of the pen Having a divider for the pen helps with feeding and cleaning,while keeping presence to a minimum!	Bur went into 3 acre pen on 7-18-10 photo taken 7-25-10 bur up in oak tree (he has been foraging on acorns)	8-15-10 Bur cub in 3 acre pen He was released following day on 8-16-10 (his weight 44lbs)

2013 cubs Survivor,Forest,Spruce

In my 5 acres of natiral habitat :o)

Growing Bear cubs October 2012