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WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
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February 14, 2012
26 people found this review helpful
Dr. Lynn Rogers and Sue Mansfield have helped to educate the world about black bears; their efforts, through trust based research, have changed our perception of these magnificent creatures. Through the use of cameras in dens and Black Bear Education Boxes in classrooms our children have opportunities like never before to learn about nature and animals.
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29 people found this review helpful
February 14, 2012
29 people found this review helpful
Dr. Lynn Rogers and Sue Mansfield, biologists, have studied individual black bears in one clan for many years. Through their work they have been able to walk with the bears and gain valuable insight into eating, breeding, reproductive and family socialization habits of the black bear, and to then share this information with the world. They have provided tools for education in classrooms and opportunities for filming documentaries by the BBC. They have given me a changed perception of the black bear, from an animal to be simply feared, to an animal to be respected, remembering that it is a wild animal.
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February 14, 2012
33 people found this review helpful
JLindsey (also posing above as Kara and Poinsettia) is a disgruntled former volunteer who can’t back up her statements with any facts.
• The Wildlife Research Institute diligently uses any donations for exactly what they were given for, and they are more effective in doing research and education on a small budget than any other known organization.
• The two key people take nothing for overhead.
• WRI has no paid fundraisers.
• WRI works largely with volunteers.
• WRI is doing the most in depth, long-term study of black bear behavior and the biggest education effort for bears ever done.
• They use the kindest, gentlest bear research methods used anywhere in the world.
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Life-changing
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Very Well
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2012
7 people found this review helpful
February 13, 2012
7 people found this review helpful
The Wildlife Research Institute operates under the guise of "education" and "research" They exploit the bears that they study for money and notoriety. Not only are their research methods are not up to standard and their research permit is currently restricted by the Minnesota DNR, but they continually habituate these bears to humans other than themselves. This has been going on for years. These bears have been petted and fed by humans for years and this endangers their lives in the wild. I would not recommend this organization to any educator or student of wildlife studies. The WRI plays on the emotions and psychological needs of their fans and they cause great harm to the bears in the process.
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2011
7 people found this review helpful
February 13, 2012
7 people found this review helpful
I am shocked at how poorly this organization treats the people that donate money to support it. I will definitely never donate again and recommend that you really think twice about donating to this organization. There are many other far more well deserving charities.
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2012
29 people found this review helpful
February 13, 2012
29 people found this review helpful
Lynn Rogers and Sue Mansfield with the WRI have changed the perceptions of many concerning black bears. Through their research, I have learned that these gentle giants are not the ferocious animals they are depicted to be. Lynn Rogers has studied black bears for over 40 years and his research is based on trust and coexistence with these magnificent animals. The BBC has filmed numerous programs about his research and there are plans for more programming in the near future.
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Life-changing
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2012
31 people found this review helpful
February 13, 2012
31 people found this review helpful
Dr. Lynn Rogers and Sue Mansfield, the biologists at the Wildlife Research Institute have spent decades studying the behavior and family relationships of American black bears. Their use of trust-based research allows them to walk with bears and observe their natural behaviors in the wild. Their methods have been featured on Animal Planet documentaries. They are dedicated to educating others about these gentle giants.
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A lot
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2012
February 13, 2012
8 people found this review helpful
This organization pleads for funds that are NOT used in the manner that they illustrate. Their research methods are questionable. Then bears are exploited for dollars and these so called "researchers" jeopardize the safety and welfare of the bears that they study.
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Badly
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Some
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No
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2011
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