Forum Übersicht - RE: Die Schwarzbären Lily & Hope - 4

Hope hat ein Senderhalsband bekommen: so hoffen die Forscher noch ein weiteres Jahr die ungewöhnliche Familie, bestehend aus ihrer Mutter Lily und der jüngeren Schwester Faith, beobachten zu können.

http://www.bearstudy.org/website/resear ... /1334-hope

Ausserdem wird berichtet, dass zum ersten Mal dieses Jahr das große Männchen Harry gesichtet wurde - wer den Film kennt, weiss was für ein beeindruckender Bär Harry ist.


Crissi

.... es bleibt also weiter spannend bei dieser aussergewöhnlichen Bärenfamilie...

Danke für die Info Crissi

Gute Neuigkeiten: Lily, Hope und Faith sind wohlauf und weiter zusammen unterwegs.

http://www.bearstudy.org/website/resear ... /1353-look

Oben links, die Jüngste im Trio Faith(*2010), darunter ihre Schwester Hope(*2009)
und unten rechts Mama Lily. Hope trägt ein Sendehalsband, so dass man den
Aufenthaltsort der kleinen Familie jederzeit bestimmen kann.



Crissi

Danke für die Info Crissi.
Ich verfolge das mit großer Freude auf Facebook.

Es gibt leider schlechte Nachrichten von Hope, die ja ein Sendehalsband trug
- sie ist von der Bildfläche verschwunden.
Es wird befürchtet, dass sie Jägern zum Opfer gefallen sein könnte.....


Crissi

Ach je, das sind wirklich traurige Nachrichten .

Gisela

R.I.P. Hope




Die schlimmsten Befürchtungen haben sich leider bestätigt.
Wie auf der Facebook-Seite "Lily, the Black Bear" gestern mitgeteilt wurde, ist "Hope" am 16.09. leider von einem Jäger erschossen worden....

Auszüge aus Facebook:

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We never received confirmation from the MN DNR, but early this morning we heard directly from the hunter who killed Hope. We appreciate him contacting us. This is what we know.

Hope was killed on the evening of Friday the 16th. She came into his bait site alone and the hunter had no clue it was Hope. The hunter is known to us and has cooperated with us in the past. He would never shoot a collared bear and would not have deliberately shot Hope. He also is not a member of the ‘Bounty’ page and has never posted there.

There has been some confusion due to the fact we posted on Sept 17th that the family was fine. We, in fact, did not see Hope or Faith on the 17th. Sue found Lily alone and changed her GPS. Lily walked away grunting and tongue-clicking. We assumed Hope and Faith were together nearby (which is often the case) and Lily was going to them. We had no reason to believe otherwise. Sorry for any confusion this caused.

Please respect our desire to keep the hunter’s name confidential. Attacks on him or hunters in general will only serve to undermine our potential for future research and education. We will provide another update later today with additional information.

Please be kind and supportive to each other as we all work through this.

—Lynn Rogers and Sue Mansfield, Biologists, Wildlife Research Institute and North American Bear Center

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Quelle: http://www.facebook.com/notes/lily-the- ... 9935439478

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The wait is over. The hoped for confirmation from the DNR never came, but the hunter who shot Hope came forward to provide us with some facts via email. The hunter said he shot a yearling female at his bait the evening of Friday September 16. She was alone and he had no clue it was Hope. We know the hunter and he has been cooperative and helpful in the past. He would never shoot a collared bear—and he would not have deliberately shot Hope.

Here is the chain of events. Hope was last seen with Lily and Faith at 7:05 PM on September 14 at one of the dozen feeding stations in the community. Residents of this community have been feeding bears since 1961. As a result, there are no bad food years here and bear problems run 80% below the state average. In this year of scarce wild food, the feeding stations were especially important in keeping bears out of trouble.

The hunters’ bait was 1200 to 1600 yards from the 3 feeding stations Lily and her family have visited this fall between excursions to forage for scarce wild foods. About 4 PM on September 15, Lily and family found the hunter’s bait. The next afternoon, September 16, the family returned to the area and bedded 165 yards away. In the evening, Hope was the one that got up and went to the bait first. We believe the hunter when he said Hope came to his bait alone.

Most bears taken in the hunt are 1-2 years old so the fact he shot a yearling is not unusual. He is not a trophy hunter, but shoots smaller bears for the quality of their meat. And he eats what he kills. He also is not a member of the ‘Lily: A bear with a bounty’ page and has never posted there.

Unfortunately, our update of September 17 said we had visited Lily and family. In fact, we did not see Hope or Faith on the 17th. Sue found Lily alone and changed her GPS unit. When Lily walked away grunting and tongue-clicking—the contact vocalizations mothers make to their cubs—we assumed Hope and Faith were nearby. We had no reason to believe otherwise. We are sorry for any confusion this caused. We are human and make mistakes.

In retrospect, there may have been clues we missed. Lily was not her usual self when Sue met up with her on the 17th. She allowed Sue to change her GPS unit but didn’t stay around to finish the nuts. Sue chocked Lily’s behavior up to the lethargy we see in bears at this time of year. They’re slowing down in preparation for denning. Mothers slow down long before their cubs and their cubs often roam without them. That was Hope’s undoing. It is possible Lily’s apparent lethargy may have been her response to the sudden loss of Hope.

Another clue was Faith’s peculiar reaction when we checked on Lily’s family September 21—the day after the picture of Lily and Faith walking on the road. As we approached, Faith moved away rather than towards us like she usually does. She seemed less confident without big sister Hope around.

Where do we go from here? It’s an emotional time for all of us. At first it’s tears. Then it’s anger and a search for why. Then a sense of loss sets in. We appreciate your support through all of this. It’s a time to come together, and we’re glad to have many old Lily fans gathering together with us.

Please respect our desire to keep the hunter’s name confidential. Attacks on him or hunters in general will only serve to undermine our potential for future research and education.

Thank you for all you do.

—Lynn Rogers and Sue Mansfield, Biologists, Wildlife Research Institute and North American Bear Center

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Quelle: http://www.facebook.com/notes/lily-the- ... 0412919478

R.I.P. Sweet Hope Es ist so traurig

Es ist so traurig Ich habe schon bei Hartmuth das Leben dieser Bärenfamilie verfolgt.
Ich habe so eine Wut im Bauch.

Hallo liebe Sylvia,

den Jäger trifft keine Schuld.... Hope hat ihr Senderhalsband verloren und somit konnte er nicht wissen, welcher Bär da vor ihm gestanden hat.... Zudem arbeitet der Jäger mit der Organisation sehr eng zusammen...

Traurige Grüße

Hallo liebe Conny,
und warum müssen überhaupt Bären/Tiere erschossen werden? Warum?
Zum "Vergnügen" von "Jägern" ?

@SylviaMicky
Das kann ich Dir nicht beantworten, aber in diesem Fall war es ein ganz schreckliches Versehen und der Jäger ist am Boden zerstört...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/15075332

Ich muß Sylvia zustimmen: Warum müssen überhaupt Bären geschossen werden?
Bei der Jagd in den USA darf sogar angefüttert werden, die Jäger schießen ganz "bequem" vom Hochsitz, auch auf Jungbären wird keine Rücksicht genommen. Jedes Jahr gibt es verwaiste Bärchen, deren Mütter erschossen wurden. Ich hoffe, dass wenigstens Lily und das kleine Geschwisterchen von Hope die Jagdsaison überleben werden.


Crissi

Auch ich habe via Webcam und den Berichten sowie Fotos, die Bärenfamilie schon in Hartmuth`s Forum verfolgt. Haben wir uns damals mehr Sorgen um Faith`s Überleben gemacht, so hat es nun leider Hope getroffen. Eine Geschichte ohne Happy End. Schade.

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HOPE wurde erschossen,sie hatte ihren Sender abgestreift,daran waren bunte Bänder befestigt-
die *sogenannten* Jäger haben die arme kleine HOPE einfach abgeknallt !!

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Machen diese *KILLER* denn nicht mal mehr vor den *RESEARCHGEBIETEN * Halt-das ist ist sooo widerlich !!!

Marga