We couldn't resist posting this "extreme close-up" (bear selfie?) captured by a field camera used by our Conservation Restriction (CR) team. The CR team work tirelessly to help permanently protect land here in Massachusetts as well as working closely with our ecology team, and these cameras help keep tabs on the local wildlife. http://bit.ly/1MtQtvL #thetrustees #ecology #conservation #westernmass #intheberkshires #bears #bearsofinstagram A photo posted by The Trustees (@thetrustees) on Aug 23, 2016 at 9:59am PDT Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe BOSTON, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- A bear in Massachusetts was caught peering close up for a "selfie" into a camera on a conservation property. The Trustees shared the field camera image of the curious bear as it pressed its nose up to the camera showing only its eyes in the distance. Advertisement "We couldn't resist posting this 'extreme close-up' (bear selfie?) captured by a field camera used by our Conservation Restriction (CR) team," they wrote. According to the conservation organization, the cameras are used to monitor wildlife in the area as they work to protect the land. "The CR team work tirelessly to help permanently protect land here in Massachusetts as well as working closely with our ecology team, and these cameras help keep tabs on the local wildlife," they wrote. Read More Police help remove 300-pound bear from under homeowner's deck Bear cubs feast on donated apples Large black bear raids Georgia couple's bird and deer feeders