The curators are trying hard to make Clementine a happy bear.  They have provided a tree, the pool, the honey log, a bed and Sam bear to her Acclimation Pen.  In spite of all this, Clementine shows that what she really wants is to get out of the pen and into the Wild Enclosure that she can see beyond the fencing.

The problem is that they want her to demonstrate that she can eat solid food – whole pears and apples, whole grapes and blueberries, and most important – the bear diet pellets before she is released into the Wild Enclosure.  They are going to back up a step and will try to confine her within The Cub House again until she shows the eating behavior they are looking for.

She was hiding in her log den on the platform when the cardinal stopped in for a snack.  (We often have visitors attracted by the food for the cubs)  The bird caused Clementine to come out of the den to see what it was.  It was her first appearance this morning.

Clementine peeks at the cardinal who had come for a snack.

Clementine is anxious to get out!  We hope she will wait just a bit longer until the curators feel she’s ready.