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	Podcast:		Local Features by WXPR
	Episode:		The Bears Are Back in Town
	Category:		Government & Organizations
	Duration:		00:03:51
	Publish Date:		2019-04-15 05:00:00
	Description:		Black bears are easily one of our most intriguing wildlife species up here. A few weeks back an anonymous listener from the Rhinelander area submitted a question to our Curious North series: What time of year do bears come out of hibernation? In this week's episode of Wildlife Matters , the Masked Biologist answers that question and more, as he discusses some of what is going on in the life of a bear as it emerges from winter. Black bears are a continual source of questions for folks who contact me for information. The calls tend to taper off somewhat in the winter, naturally, as bear activity slows to a crawl. That is no longer the case, though, as we move to Mid-March to Mid-April, bears emerge from their dens, and the calls and concerns about bears pick up. Black bears enter their dens in early winter. That time is different for every bear, but studies have shown that the less natural forage they have available, the sooner they hibernate. When their natural food is supplemented by
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