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3595fd36-9b08-4484-bfd6-39332f0ba315 < Back Slide 8 of 83 < > In Minnesota, white pines have always been cut at unsustainable rates, and we've nearly lost our white pine forests and our white pine industry.

a39daab5-5050-457e-ac0b-17fd671e4976 < Back Slide 1 of 83 < > Minnesota's White Pines

9cb095bc-c73f-4c10-ba43-2dd3c54d3fb9 < Back Friendly Sounds of a Captive Bear Friendly sounds are tongue-clicks and grunts.

dc83779d-ec6c-4664-aab5-a964a8885473 < Back Slide 53 of 83 < > And wouldn't Minnesota's tourism industry benefit more from these tall pine forests than from the small common trees that usually replace white pines after cutting?

e0f34fbe-a0ee-4523-8e28-47071525fa18 < Back Birth of Cubs! Birth! Listen for the sound of a cub and the welcoming grunts of the mother. Notice the bedding made of chewed up logs. Previous Next

307473f9-9378-48d9-8fe8-1461db47e81d GIANT PANDA Back General Description: Giant pandas have a distinctive black and white coat, with black fur around their eyes and on their ears, muzzle, legs and shoulders. Distribution: Six separate mountain ranges in central China. Habitat: Bamboo forests at elevations of 4,000 to 13,000 feet Diet: Over 99% of their diet consists of the leaves, stems and shoots of bamboo. Population: 2,000 Length: 5 to 6 feet Height: 2 to 3 feet Weight: Males: 300 pounds, Females: 200 pounds Geographic Range

f518cbcd-6bd5-4508-86db-2d22fb7d073d BLACK BEAR DIET Willow Salix spp. April Late Winter Willows are fast growing and short lived, multiple stem tree/shrub, and are common throughout Minnesota in wet or moist soil conditions. There are 400 known species of willow, 17 that grow in northern Minnesota. Black bears eat the catkins on willow trees in the early spring when they emerge, which can be when there is still snow on the ground. Willow catkins are one of the earliest bear foods along with snowfleas.

6c2977b3-a060-4b88-9842-4d80df3786f9 < Back Slide 16 of 83 < > That is, only 60 to 120 years into their 400-year life cycle. They're teenagers in human years. They're only about a quarter grown, and they're being cut. But this graph shows something even more ominous than the fact there aren't many older white pines left, it shows there aren't enough younger white pines to replace the teenagers. So if we cut very many of the teenagers, white pines will continue to decline in Minnesota unless we get a lot better at helping them reproduce.

250ae0c7-212b-49b9-8d2d-4e9ee8a07fd4 Feeding Whether climbing trees for nuts, fruits and flowers or pulling down branches, black bears leave abundant evidence of their feeding activity.

2d60ed1c-e70e-4290-bdf1-afc4e94ac4e6 < Back Cubs Nursing Black bear cubs make motor-like pleasure sounds as they nurse.

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2d35f25a-9788-49d6-9682-eaab25697d99 < Back Slide 33 of 83 < > If a young white pine gets the disease, it usually dies.