Visiting A Black Bear Den With Cubs

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  • Bear studies and turkey season are in our sights on Kentucky Afield television this weekend, Feb. 27 and 28.
    Follow Kentucky Afield television to Letcher County, where snowy mountainsides set the backdrop for black bear research. Biologists with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, with assistance from University of Kentucky researchers, climb into the bears winter dens to count cubs and place radio-tracking collars on hibernating mother bears. Research on bears - one of the forests most secretive animals - helps us to better understand growth and travel patterns of these mammals.

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  • @dawna4185
    @dawna4185 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    i wish all animals in the world were treated with the concern, kindness and respect shown here to these magnificent animals!!

    • @gshrdy5415
      @gshrdy5415 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Its lot better than 10 15 years ago, lot of organizations are helping animals.

    • @thaimperial97
      @thaimperial97 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Humans can't even treat each other with concern...all animals aren't any different

    • @legion_1123
      @legion_1123 ปีที่แล้ว

      And what to do when their numbers start plummeting bc all the older males never let the cubs get enough food and more over never let the young males have a chance to mate? This is why professional ethical hunting helps them survive more than anything else humans can do for them

  • @lisarochwarg4707
    @lisarochwarg4707 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    The youngsters are just so adorable.

  • @StevenTorrey
    @StevenTorrey 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    BEAR: "I had a real weird dream!"

  • @emotionaladolf9969
    @emotionaladolf9969 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    if i was a bear i would be pissed off having that stupid collar on my neck

    • @amaliasafaryan4256
      @amaliasafaryan4256 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      seriously can't they microchip the bear like they do for dogs?

    • @willgibson2924
      @willgibson2924 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@amaliasafaryan4256 Microchips are great, but are far more expensive and one-time use. Collars are noninvasive, safe, and are often designed to fall off after a certain amount of time, after which they can be picked up and used again. The reason they can't just be like your dog's microchip is that your dog's microchip is designed to hold information accessible only when they're brought into a pound or vet, so runaway dogs can get back to their owners. These collars- or microchips in some cases- send out radio signals and/or gps locations so they can be easily found again or their movement can be tracked, which is much more complicated (and expensive) than holding a name and phone number. The collars also don't cause any behavioral changes after a very short period of the animal getting used to them- kinda like wearing a necklace.

    • @bonitad2832
      @bonitad2832 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@willgibson2924 "...kinda like wearing a necklace" says the man, lol. Maybe like wearing a bondage collar. The biggest thickest spikiest one they make haha. Jokes aside, I feel really bad for the ones that r collared because I'd imagine they get itchy- at the very least.

  • @tuguns2
    @tuguns2 14 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That is just awesome. Thanks guys.

    • @powell4661
      @powell4661 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I got a city bear that eats my figs and from restraunt dumpsters nearby and hangs out in the woods behind my house. I named her Nuisette. she's a 10 month cub and mama was killed by a car

    • @Mika30041975
      @Mika30041975 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello you still there !

  • @granmabern5283
    @granmabern5283 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Petting them does not teach them to stay away from humans

  • @freestylze
    @freestylze 14 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    ya gotta love Kentucky!

  • @saylean
    @saylean 14 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I always enjoy your Dept of F and W vids from Kentucky, plus, I love black bears. Cheers from WA!

  • @kulebrero
    @kulebrero 6 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Isn’t this a gazillion times better than hunting a beautiful animal? I’ll never understand the need to kill something for fun. Much better to help it live a full and healthy life.

    • @ultra_axe7812
      @ultra_axe7812 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      kulebrero nah, if i want a moose head on the wall i have to do it the old fashion way

    • @panterxbeats
      @panterxbeats 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@ultra_axe7812 why would you want a head on your wall

    • @panterxbeats
      @panterxbeats 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @deee 327 this

    • @stefanozanni6988
      @stefanozanni6988 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Never heard about GETTING FOOD?

    • @ravenzyblack
      @ravenzyblack ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Population control is also very important to bear survival. Most Hunter’s aren’t hunting “for fun.” They are hunting for food. To stock up for Winter. Relying on your local grocery store to always have meat is a stupid thing to do. Shortages are a fact of life, and FOOD is a necessity.

  • @legion_1123
    @legion_1123 ปีที่แล้ว

    Video is 12 years ago. I wonder if the Kentucky bears are still thriving?

  • @The_Cooler_Will
    @The_Cooler_Will 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    So cute

  • @coolkk2
    @coolkk2 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So scary mama bear is a big one

  • @legion_1123
    @legion_1123 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    And what to do when their numbers start plummeting bc all the older males never let the cubs get enough food and more over never let the young males have a chance to mate? This is why professional ethical hunting helps them survive more than anything else humans can do for them

  • @rogerkreil3314
    @rogerkreil3314 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Little bears are cute but they grow up and become wild quickly.

    • @straightfrommissouri
      @straightfrommissouri ปีที่แล้ว +1

      There is a black bear that comes by my house and has been since a cub. A new one started coming by I always give them chocolate cake and frozen sausages 🗿

  • @justinejustice_league1857
    @justinejustice_league1857 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Aww place them back, babies are shivering

  • @Hime519
    @Hime519 ปีที่แล้ว

    NO, you never have to kill the beautiful animals!!! Just catch them and release them in deep woods/mountains far away from towns!!!!!

    • @Beaneabean
      @Beaneabean 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Apparently bears will find their back to towns over over again, no matter how far you put them.

  • @HYSTERIA-ee2re
    @HYSTERIA-ee2re 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Did he say he wants people and bears to interact more and get used to one another to be able to coexist more easily I understand the reasoning behind it do bears don't see us a major threat and are less likely to attack us out of fear or even for food but its just not that simple

  • @Bear4196
    @Bear4196 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome video!

  • @DahianaBertranweee
    @DahianaBertranweee 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I feel bad that they have to live with those annoying collars...

    • @adriennerinehart
      @adriennerinehart 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      worth it if it helps keep the population growing and safe!

    • @Beaneabean
      @Beaneabean 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Right. Cant they make them thinner and smaller at least?

  • @pauljiron6342
    @pauljiron6342 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just smoked a fatty and had a thought. Whats a bear den look like?

  • @mq2311
    @mq2311 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How mama sleep for 4 months with newly born babies?...don't they need milk to survive?

    • @panterxbeats
      @panterxbeats 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hibernation isn't just sleeping. Bears can wake up to move around within their den, pregnant mama bears especially.

    • @User-ds6qv
      @User-ds6qv ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol they wake up to give birth and care for their cubs 🙄🙄🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

  • @ericrichards1862
    @ericrichards1862 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Leave them alone putting chips in them is invasive

  • @sabrinareddington8751
    @sabrinareddington8751 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Was she up in a tree?

  • @DLSWV
    @DLSWV 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    👍😉

  • @briancuddy2001
    @briancuddy2001 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Just leave the bears alone.
    You do not own them they are from god.

    • @User-ds6qv
      @User-ds6qv ปีที่แล้ว +1

      How bout let em breed so we can enjoy sport hunting 😂😂🤦🏻‍♂️😉😉😉😉😉🙄🙄🙄🙄

    • @cuscaX200
      @cuscaX200 ปีที่แล้ว

      Science over God u schizo

    • @Beaneabean
      @Beaneabean 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@User-ds6qvfind a better sport