Over the weekend both Mercer and Hurley Wood and Water students participated in an Orphan bear research project through the University of Wisconsin Steven’s Point.  The project is looking at the survival rate of orphan bears that are raised in captivity and then release back into the wild.  One of the radio-collared bears traveled to Iron County, where it denned up for the winter.  Iron County students along with Iron County Land and Water Conservation Specialist Zach Wilson were fortunate enough to tag along for the recollaring of the animal. Mercer senior Zach Martin, shown in the picture above, served as the recorder of data for the process.