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Kinderchick:
As of today, Jewel's Den Cam is up & running for the season. She has denned with her yearlings, Fern & Herbie...

http://www.bear.org/website/live-cameras/live-cameras/jewels-den-cam.html

Kinderchick:
Jewel's cubs now have names - Herb and Fern. Their eyes are now open and they are becoming quite active. Update from the website in early March...

"We made a snap decision and named the cubs—Herb and Fern.  A dear Lily Fan said she didn’t like the name Herb because it sounds like an old guy.  Lynn, who picked that name, asked what she has against old guys!  Sue, who picked the name Fern, seems to have picked a more popular name.  Both are bear foods, like Jewel’s full name Jewelweed"

Kinderchick:
There is speculation that Jewel has a male and a female cub, from the den cam watchers observations and reports. 8)

Kinderchick:
The view from Jewel's den cam will be out of wack for about a week. Yesterday, the research team trecked out to her den to reposition and clean the lens and this is what happened...

"Our attempts to improve the den cam image today only made things worse. Jewel bumped the camera as soon as we left, leaving us with sound and no image. Well actually we have an image… an impressive view of the den wall... Jewel became interested in what we were doing and decided to come out. That’s when we normally would have left and come back later when Jewel was settled back in. But we can’t work as freely and sensitively as before. Our new research permit reads “Dens may be visited no more than once per week.”   We are forced to pack more into a single den visit than we normally would. Leaving the job undone now means leaving it undone till next week—not just overnight. It means data collection by the Den-Watch Team, education of students in 500 classrooms, and our collective learning is put on hold. We’re stuck with the current view until next week."

Kinderchick:
According to the website blog, it sounds as if Jewel just has 2 cubs. My Kinderchicklets have not yet seen them, since Jewel keeps them well tucked under her but they sure have heard their cries! :o

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