Bears

Black bears emerge from hibernation in the spring across MN. Andy Tri, DNR bear project leader, shares what's happening inside bear dens and how to be "bear wise" this season.

The U.S. Forest Service will maintain its rules restricting how food, food containers and other attractants are stored in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

Andy Tri joined the "KAXE Morning Show" to chat about bear behavior. He is the bear project leader with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Forest Wildlife Populations and Research Group.

In this episode, co-hosts Heidi and Charlie discuss snacking, snoozing, and freezing solid. Plus: Andy Tri, the bear guy!

The nonprofit American Bear Association aims to turn a site with an unsafe bear-feeding history into an educational opportunity.

BearWise is an education program aimed at helping people live responsibly with bears. Andy Tri, bear project leader with the DNR, joined the "KAXE Morning Show" with more information.

The drop is despite the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reporting record high bear encounters elsewhere in the state.

Bear researchers with the Department of Natural Resources and University of Minnesota Duluth hope to fit more bears with radio collars this winter.

Our favorite retired non-game wildlife biologist stops by each month to discuss Minnesota phenology with our staff phenologist, John Latimer.

Andy Tri, an expert in bear biology, joined the KAXE Morning Show to discuss everything from the population status of bears in Minnesota to wildlife safety tips.