Black bears in Presque Isle den relocated Friday morning

This bear's den, roughly 1.5 feet in diameter, was discovered on the Presque Isle loop trail at the Nordic Heritage Center in Presque Isle during the Chummy Broomhall Cup race Saturday, Jan. 27. Managers with the four-season trail venue consulted with state wildlife officials and decided to cover the den back up with plywood and snow. (Courtesy of Mark Shea)

A bear den that was exposed by a trail groomer and discovered during cross-country ski races Saturday will be relocated by a crew from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife on Friday morning.

The DIF&W crew has been in northern Maine conducting annual bear den visits of bears that have been previously fitted with radio collars, and which are part of the state’s long-running research project on bears.

According to bear crew leader Randy Cross, his team — Jake Feener, Lisa Feener and Ethan Lamb — will head to the Nordic Heritage Center in Presque Isle and move the bears a short distance, where they won’t interfere with regular activities on the ski trails there.

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