The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is winding down its annual bear den checks and reminding residents that the animals soon will end hibernation and will be roaming for food. The DNR ...

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is conducting den checks for black bears across the state. The DNR released some information on the process this week. Members of a Michigan Department ...

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Black bear mating season takes place during the summer, but embryos do not begin to develop until the mother bear enters her den. Cubs are born in the middle of the winter denning period, usually ...

“Den checks help us gather information on Michigan’s black bear population, and allows us to find surrogate sows to pair with orphaned cubs. The female bears in our surrogate sow program have ...

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Michigan black bears are leaving hibernation for the spring ... but embryos do not begin to develop until the mother bear enters her den. Cubs are born in the middle of the winter denning period ...