This is a cage that is needed to be better able to raised orphan Black bears we receive.  The cage has used a lot of staff, intern and volunteer help to get it way it is today.  (Especially the WINRs, Woman in Natural Resources, who have spent most of three volunteering trips on it now.)

The cage is found in the furtherest most part of our property.  This improves the limited access the bears have to people in both seeing and hearing.  It is extremely important that the bears have little to no encounters with people so they do not develop into bears with no fear of people.  It is quite a bit large than the old bear rehab cage and has a much more natural setting.  This allows the bears to dig in the dirt and even climb a few short trees.

Throughout the summer of 2007 our interns were hard at work to make sure the cage would be ready for next spring's bear cubs.  A mesh top was added and cement was poured for the pond.  In the one picture Director of Rehab, Mark, and summer Asst. Rehabber, Ashley, are putting together the PVC pipes for the pond.

Finishing touches involved putting up a "bear house" and having a live feed camera put in the enclosure.  In 2008 six black bear cubs were raised in the enclosure.  They could be viewed back in the Center's front room on a large plasma tv.  (Live camera feed and plasma TV made possible by a donation from George and Velta Anast Foundation and Northern Wisconsin Security & Sound, INC.)