Li'l Smokey's Rehabilitation Blog

Smokey Update: No News Yet

Hi everyone,
We know that many of you are curious about whether Fish & Game have been able to track Li'l Smokey since his release last month. So, we want to let you know that we don't have any news yet, but will let you know as soon as we do!

Keep in mind that due to the state's current budget crunch, anything not necessary has been curtailed or eliminated, such as telemetry flights. However, last week, we got notice from F&G that they had attempted to get near Smokey's den by vehicle, rather than by airplane, in order to track him, but were not able to get close enough due to the snow on the roads in the area (a good thing!). They are hoping that they'll be able to get closer and see if he is still in the same area by the middle of April - just about the time of Kool April Nights!

Four-Pack Update!

Hi Everyone,

We just got the following update from the California Department of Fish & Game:

"The four cubs released north of Truckee were all found alive via telemetry (only hear beeps, don't actually see the bears) and still located near their den sites."

New Video: Smokey's Story

We've assembled a new video that tells the story of Smokey's stay at LTWC, from his arrival on July 18, 2008 until his release on February 5, 2009.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO.

The video may take a couple of minutes to load, and you need to press the play button to start it.

You need Quicktime to view this video. If you don't have Quicktime, you can download it free here.

We also have both high-quality (slower-loading) and lower-quality (fast-loading) versions of the video on YouTube at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnjTRYsInNk

The lower-quality version will play automatically. To see the higher-quality version, click the HD button at the bottom of the video player screen, to the right of the volume button. 

Enjoy!

Thanks to Anthony Cupaiuolo of First Tracks Productions for producing this video.

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