Automated Bear Trap in the News

It has been awhile since I have posted. Yesterday our automated bear trap was in the local news here in Missoula Montana. I have attached the link to the news story. Unfortunately the bear caught in the trap was a problem bear and had to be put down. This is why we always talk about being responsible with your garbage, bird feeders and other attractants. It is so important to respect wildlife so things like this do not have to happen.

We would very much like to thank Montana FWP for giving us the opportunity to work with them. It has been their advice and support that has made the automated bear trap a success.

Stay tuned for more updates....

Bears and Cougars!

Hi All! Lots of action this weekend out here in Montana! While we were at the Griz game on Saturday, the real Griz were making an appearance out in the woods. This week were are off to LA for the 2010 Solar conference. Gotta keep on top of all of the new technology. Have a great week!

AMAZING WILDLIFE PICS!!

We have captured some amazing wildlife pictures in the last two weeks…two black bears hanging out together, a fawn feeding and a couple of grey wolves. Our buddy Giles came across a fresh mountain lion kill last week but before we could get a camera on it the bears got into the leftovers. The weather is certainly starting to change here in Montana and the animals are getting ready for winter.

 

 

 

Bear Cub Returns to Den

Last winter we are able to help out bear mangers by placing a black bear cub in a web enabled den to hibernate for the winter. The cub spent approximately 4 months in the den (winter 2009-2010). We recorded his movements and habits learning quite a bit about bear hibernation. For example in an average of 30 days the bear was visibly awake for 28 of them. He spent time fluffing his bed, scratching, yawning and checking his surroundings. You can watch videos posted here on our blog or at www.condonwildlifecams.com. The black bear cub left the den in the spring of 2010. Just last month (Septermber2010) we saw the cub on the den camera checking out his home from last winter (photo attached). It is possible that he may den here again thru the winter of 2010. We are keeping a close eye on the cameras to see if he returns!

Bird Box Surprise

Ryan and the Crew were in the woods last week and stumbled across something other than a bird in a bird box!
http://sharing.theflip.com/session/5c382c548ea22a41a0653c6f100f2150/video/18549183

They were out for a week getting the gear ready fro winter...although it is 80 degrees today in MT we know winter will be here soon. We caught a few sightings of bears on camera 4 www.condonwildlifecams.com.
And of course lots of deer.

Plans this week include designing a Hippo camera for the Humane Society.

Stayed tuned for more pics!

Alter Enterprise Video Conference

Hi All! If you have time today Ryan and his team are hosting a video conference at 330MST. They are broadcasting live from a bear den in the middle of the Montana woods. The topic is technology and education. Here is the link: http://rss.vision.net/module.php?mod=mod_live&task=live_play&port=1800   Have a great day!

Bird Box Surprise

Today was a great day in the field!
Rain Gear - Check
Protein Snacks - Check
Clean Bird boxes - Check
We went through quite a few bird boxes today, cleaning and sanitizing them so they will be ready next spring. We remove the old nesting materials, clean the box with a low bleach solution and then repack it with clean nesting materials. We had about five different varieties of birds nesting in them this summer. Oh, and something other than a bird, click the link above to see our special visitor!

Who knows what is going to turn up tomorrow...

Backyard Experiment

We set up a camera in the backyard last week to test some equipment… a remote solar powered cell base and one camera. We had no idea what we would capture on camera!   Lots of white tail deer (this is Montana ), a red fox, a couple of neighborhood cats and my wife legs (I'd know those legs anywhere). We also caught pics of our neighbor's dog, Crazy, who escapes his yard on an hourly basis.   We left the camera up for a week and now the equipment is off to the Bison Range http://www.fws.gov/bisonrange/nbr/  in Montana where they will be setting up a cell base and four cameras. We can't wait to see what kind of pictures they capture!

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Wednesday Update

Good Morning and welcome to Wednesdays edition of our blog. Not much showing up on the wildlife cameras this week. Lots of deer, a few mountain lions and a snow shoe hare. The weather is starting to change and I am sure will start to see some more bear activity as they begin to prepare for winter hibernation.   Yesterday we visited the Bison Range here in Montana http://www.fws.gov/bisonrange/nbr/ They are putting up a few of our cameras to monitor wildlife on their land. We were glad to help them and look forward to some interesting pics!   Tomorrow we will be out in the woods http://www.condonwildlifecams.com/portal/ checking cameras and meeting with local supporters. Hopefully we will have some more awesome pics to share!   Enjoy the rest of your week everyone!