1.
X-ray spacecraft to search for black holes
ALEXANDRIA, N.J., Jan. 21 (UPI) -- Seven bear cubs living at a New Jersey wildlife refuge have been moved from their pens to a 5,000-square-foot enclosure.
The move is a step in the process of releasing the cubs, which have lived at the Woodlands Wildlife Refuge in Alexandria Township since June, director Tracy Leaver told The Newark (N.J.) Star-Ledger.
The cubs were part of a group of 10 cubs moved to the refuge when their mothers abandoned them or they were orphaned, the newspaper said. Three of the cubs were not transferred because they are still too small to move.
Moving the bears -- which weigh between 75 pounds and 130 pounds -- required a staff of 30 volunteers, who tranquilized the cubs, weighed them and then took tissue samples for the state's bear database.
Caretakers said they plan to release the bears when they are about 1 year old.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Additional Science News Stories | |
BAILIEBOROUGH, Ireland, May 27 (UPI) --
Two spectators were killed Sunday when a rally car at a race in Bailieborough, Ireland, crashed into a crowd on the side of a rural road, officials said.
|
'Men in Black' leads U.S. box office ... Michelle Obama, daughters see Beyonce ... Lady Gaga cancels Jakarta gig for security ... Madonna asks for pool at Israel venue ... News from United Press International.
|
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., May 26 (UPI) --
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have boarded the unmanned Dragon spacecraft and began unloading supplies, NASA TV showed.
|
Wedding parties told to quiet down ... Jersey falcons put up a squawk ... Man charged in drive-through gun incident ... iCloud sends pics of suspected phone thief ... Watercooler stories from UPI.
|
| Stories | Photos | People | Comments |
View Caption
