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The DNR hasn't proven anything in the the aspect of the RESEARCH BEARS being a threat to humans in the ELY area. All a person has to do is go on the internet an see articles an videos of black bears being 'closer' to humans that some 'might' see as having no fear of humans. The black bear in DULUTH licking a person. A black bear climbing up a hunting stand with hunters in it. A black bear sitting in a persons room (DAVID LETTERMAN). A bear an cubs swinging in a hammock. Etc,etc,etc . The list could be of thousands of bear an human interaction an none were near the research bears area. None were conflicts an the bears didn't run away afraid of people. People just coexisted with the bears an understood them.

The DNR was proven to have changed records, an reworded reports to make a simple bear encounter in the ELY area become a report on a nuisance bear an a mark against the research bears. That can't be denied. The DNR then used that as a basis of saying the bears were a threat to humans. A false basis. The shooting of a bear by the DNR wasnt even a research bear as the DNR claims, but a hurt (human raised) bear in the wild. The collar was put on to help them locate it an help it with its injuries.

The DNR spokesperson has stated that LIVE BLACK BEAR DEN CAMS serve ''no'' educational value since the bears sleep the winter away. I guess all the hours of videos of bear an cubs interacting in the den were never watched by anybody in the DNR ?? The play, nursing, eating snow an ice was never viewed by any of them ? How can the DNR make such a outlandish statement about LIVE BLACK BEAR DEN CAMS if they have never watched any ?? To top it off, the DNR had LIVE EAGLE CAMS . Wouldn't these be of no educational value too then by their standards ??

The 'judges review' has shown that most of the problems with the research, was a 'personal issue' by a few in the DNR against the researchers. The judge even mentioned that the DNR'S records of bear an human conflicts an reports was substandard.

If we held the DNR to the same standards as they viewed the bear research, the DNR would get a F. The DNR needs to get into the 21st century an be accountable to the taxpayers of the state. There needs to be an overseer over them, plain an simple.

From: Lynn Rogers and the DNR

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