Member Spotlight: Melissa & Samantha Ebner

Bear Cub & Elk Calf Photos

On March 16, 2009, Member Melissa Ebner and her daughter Samantha Ebner had the opportunity to tag baby bear cubs in Elk County. the mother was tranqulized to establish data on her weight, length, and general overall condition with the number of off spring. There were two baby bear cubs. the only addition when processing the cubs is establishing the sex.

This data is then compared to last years records to establish the health, growth and location of the bear. this is done on a yealy cycle which is then calculated with the status of the other black bear in the state that have been handled throughout the year. All this information is then used to determine the health and population of black bear in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

The second 2 photos are as follows:

On June 8, 2009 Melissa and her daughter Samantha had the opportunity to capture a calf elk in the Winslow Hill area in Elk county. the objective was to gather information on the weight, sex, and health of the young elk. At the conclusion of the process, numbered tags were attached to the both ears and then recorded. This data is being used to determine the mortality rates, home range, and population densities. 

The other people in the photo are Wildlife Conservation Officer McDowell, Tony Bennett, Samantha Ebner, Cody Cogan, a Jr. college student.

The calves were about 2 days old and weighed in at 49 pounds 9 ounces. The cub was about 3 months old.

Member Spotlight: Bob Powers

This summer (2008) Bob Powers had the opportunity to go on a private fishing trip in Chicago. You can tell just by looking at him that he had an awesome time, especially after catching all those fish. Bob certainly has bragging rights, because he definitley can prove that the big one did not get away. Congratulations Bob!  

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