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ELY, Minn.

Photos: Bear researcher Lynn Rogers keeps making tracks

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Rogers feeds June by hand
Wildlife Research Institute biologist Lynn Rogers hand feeds June, a 300-plus-pound pregnant black bear, on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012 in the woods near Ely, Minn.
Derek Montgomery for MPR

Follow along as with Wildlife Research Institute biologists Lynn Rogers and Sue Mansfield as they use radio collars and GPS trackers to find and examine June, a 300-pound black bear in the woods near Ely, Minn.

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June, the black bear
June, a black bear weighing more than 300 pounds, wearing a collar with brightly-colored bands designed to warn hunters that she's a research bear. Near Ely, Minn., on Aug. 30, 2012.
Derek Montgomery for MPR
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Rogers feeds June by hand
Wildlife Research Institute biologist Lynn Rogers hand feeds June, a 300-plus-pound pregnant black bear, on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012 in the woods near Ely, Minn.
Derek Montgomery for MPR
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Sun shines through the trees
The sun shines through the trees as Wildlife Research Institute biologists Lynn Rogers and Sue Mansfield hike through the woods after locating June, a 300-plus-pound pregnant black bear, in the woods near Ely, Minn.
Derek Montgomery for MPR