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God wants us to deserve the reputation
of being honest people who do not lie.Mean what you say. Do what you promise.
Great presidential quotes-Let us never forget
I care not what others think of what I do, but care very much
about what I think of what I do! That is character. -Theodore Roosevelt
"A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have."--Thomas
Jefferson 3rd. President, Term of Office: January 20, 1777 to January 20, 1781
Without God
there is no virtue because there is no prompting of the conscience...without God there is a coarsening of the society; without
God democracy will not and cannot long endure...If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be a Nation
gone under." --Theodore roosevelt
"We must always remember that America is a great nation today not because of what
government did for people but because of what people did for themselves and for one another." -- Richard Nixon
"Let every nation know,
whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose
any foe, to assure the survival and success of liberty." -- John F. Kennedy
"America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves." -- Abraham Lincoln
Government growing beyond our consent had become a lumbering
giant, slamming shut the gates of opportunity, threatening to crush the very roots of our freedom. What brought America back?
The American people brought us back -- with quiet courage and common sense; with undying faith that in this nation under God
the future will be ours, for the future belongs to the free.--Ronald Reagan - State
of the Union Address, February 4, 1986
My philosophy is doing the very best that I can,work
hard,follow dreams, be honest,do what is right- not what may allways be popular,Having God ,faith & prayer in
my life.Never forgetting our Country, our forefathers, and all those who made sacrifices for our freedom-all the
Men and Women in our military.Never forget liberty, our American flag & what it stands for-This I believe is
what makes myself as well as so many others live life to the fullest!
Back to talking about bears....
The Learning Never Ends!
Arrival
January 3,2007 : 10 oz cub ! Loggers rescued the cub.

umbilical cord still attached
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"After 221 feedings"
Male cub "Patten" weighd 2 lbs 14 oz
after 21 days in wildlife rehabilitation
Biologist found a surrogate sow.
ultimate situation !
In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing.
The worst thing you can do is nothing. – Theodore Roosevelt
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My husband Michael and I working hard to complete the three acre pen"finally done"
Us working below "our real job"Gotta pay the bills!


About Us
I must let everyone know that you do not get to just have a beautiful bear facility,it has taken time
and allot of effort! It helps greatly by having the suport of MDIFW.Most everthing comes out of
our own pockets!! Thank goodness for the MOHF grants
Our real Job:
Brown's Installations Inc.
Michael & Dawn Brown
we are the Owners & only employees:
We have been in buisiness
installing floors for nine years.
if anyone is interested in professional hardwood or laminate floor installation: in Maine-give us a call
at 778-2902

Our real job- working for a living installing floors ;it can be tough at times! Work slows down a bit
during the winter and early spring-Very young cubs are bottle fed every 2 hrs;Because we are in buisness for ourselves I can
focus all my attention on cub care when work tends to slow down a bit. When we are not working.. we like to spend as much
time as we can in the woods and learn how mammals live in the wild;I could go on ....Habitat,range...where
they have gone and where they have been and everything in between.Nature can be tough!A pass time of ours is to collect moose
sheds after the first cold snap,we have quite a collection-each one is different & unique.
We also enjoy deer hunting, and greatly respect the hunting
heritage, knowing that it stands strong for the very core meaning of wildlife
conservation, and management programs- keeping wildlife healthy & stable now, and for future generations.We admire
all the critters out there!
My husband Michael & I have been married 24 years, we moved to New Sharon Maine 21 years ago,we
bought the land,and built our cozy home in the middle of the woods.We hope the land around us will stay wild!Housing developments are
going in places you never thought it would happen. We will do our best to keep our land just as it is.We hope
others that will develop in the wild areas of Maine will do the very best they can to make corridors for wildlife ,and
to set a bit of land aside for conservation(not just wet lands,that can not be built on anyway).I am in hopes there will be
solutions to compromise with one another.
From what I have garthered Plum Creek will keep an enormous amount of land set aside;to my recollection
it is 95% for conservation; while they will be working with others to make this a reality.Only 5% of their
land will be developed.Keeping the forest - while also having clear cuts; in return Creating the best of both worlds
in an area that will provide a very good habitat/survival for a variety of species to exist now ,and into
the future,and for folks to enjoy! while also keeping the logging industry alive: working together builds charactor,and
deletes wasted time & money.

We at second Chance
wildlife strive to create the most natural habitat for all the Bears that come here-and to get them back on their feet so they can return to the wild.
I am continuously learning and growing on what
obstacles that may take place during wildlife rehabilitation...I have learned much all on my own, just from what I have
had the opportunity to witness;by seeing bears in their element,while keeping documentation on everything I am able to
observe.I would like to thank my husband Michael for understanding my passion to learn as much as I can about this species,
and for being understanding of the time that is involved- I also appreciate his help. Thanks goes to many other
folks out there...I have corresponded with Bear biologist, bear rehabilitators and folks who just know alot about bears :Bear
biologist Randy Cross, Jennifer Vashon & The Bear Crew (MDIFW)
Joan Perkins-Bear rehabilitator,Ben Kilham -Bear rehabilitation &
behavioral research-" Among The Bears"-Benjamin Kilham & Ed Gray.Kate Marshall-"Season of the Bear"2006 telly award-she works close with just about all the bear
folks out there,Lisa Stewart-Bear rehabilitation..,Sally Maughan-Bear rehabilitation..and many others that I have never
spoken with;Just read there books/literature and gained much knowledge! Such as Jeff Fair & Lynn Rogers "The
Great American Bear" (Wildlife Monographs-A publication of the wildlife society:Effects of food suply and kinship on
social behavior,movements,and poulation growth of black bears in Northeastern Minnesota--by Lynn Rogers) Terry
Debruyn "Walking With Bears", John Beecham & Jeff Rohlman "Shadow In The Forest," Wildlife bear biologist Craig Mclaughlin,Ken
Elowe, and many others.... I believe our focus is all near the same;We may see bear beahavior a bit different just as we are
all a bit different from one another-I look at statistics while also looking for somthing new in behavior, and try to learn
from it !"I am the new cub on the block. I see some folks who rehabilitate bears: (have none or little presence with
very good results)( others try to teach bears- to learn their skills;also having a fairly good success rate)( others;a happy
medium -letting the cubs be observed but at the same time trying to figure out what they do while no one is watching
"this is my philosophy" none of us are going to stop learning..and I truly believe just knowing this gives
me insperation ! I am in hopes that we will all learn a bit from one another peacefully! I enjoy wildlife rehabilitation
but my true dreams are to learn absolutly everything I can on black bear cub/yearling behavior and development-Seeing
their capabilities at different stages of their development -Maturity and so on; through the eyes of
a camera .By having three acres of bear habitat fenced in I can actually see how bear cubs can
behave- Three month old cubs can climb 70 feet up in a tree and swim across a pond,forage,hide and just be bears
it is like a dream come true! I always dreamt I would have the opportunity to rehabilitate
bears,I have been curious of black bear beahavior, since childhood.Later on in life you tend to
look at things that captured your curiosity but never pusuid .Having persistance and determination, lead me later in years to work with this incredible
species:For this I feel blessed.
Other mammals I have rehabilitated in the past: Raccoons,Pocupine,Groundhog,Red fox,opossum,Skunk,squirrel,
and grew into having the opportunity and facilities to rehabilitate :Black bear, Lynx ,Moose ,Whitetail deer,otter,Mink,Bobcat.
The Black Bear-Ursus Americanus is what I specialize in (specific species) and what
I typically only have the time for;considering we work for a living -I also believe then you have a better chance
of learning much, and it allows me to focus all my attention on that species:(documentation,research) Our two
black bear pen/facilities are for bears!
I will rehabilitate other species only on a small scale, while
also gaining knowledge on their behavior and deveopment.The future will hold many answers

" A bears path"
Beatiful three acres- bear habitat & rehabilitation

"The North"
Awww..Breath taking

"Ahh.. the woods"
I took a photo of this beutiful stream, while out scouting.

"Living wild"
Hey that's
my clover!
While momma was not around ,I was able to get this photo-It was interesting to observe this species in the wild-the
mother will often leave for an exstended period of time ;or at least out of sight.I was able to photograph/video tape them
while she was nursing the little duffer-somthing not very often seen..
"First Snow"
"Taking Time Out"
Dawn & Michael

Moose,Deer,sign....Oh My!
Being in the woods-our passion.
"Just does somthing to your soul"

Just a weathered leaf that caught my eye.


Moose bed down ,and droppings.
Look below and you will see what moose do to saplings/young trees-they will often chew the bark clean off,while also
brousing the tips of young saplings-this helps them to survive the long winter (an adult moose will forage on 40 lbs
of brouse a day) Maine has the largest moose poulation in the U.S. outside of Alaska .
In the spring/summer they will brouse/forage on the leaves,and saplings while also enjoying the aquatic vegetation
in the swamps,lakes,ponds,and streams.
--"Brouse /saplings comes from trees being harvested from logging "
--Bull Moose will also srape ,and snap,and tear apart saplings during the rut/breeding season.Always be cautious
with moose during rut.


Moose chews to the left.
Beaver chopping to the right.

"Spring In Maine"
"The Way Life Should Be"
Waking up to a fresh cup of coffee what do you see? Moose! We seen;I believe a momma cow, and her yearling?
It is known though that cow moose are getting ready to have their calves soon-so these two may possibly be from last year(making
them yearlings),and have just been kicked out from an adult cow moose getting ready to calve.The one
on the left was definatly bigger-so it is a bit tough to say; the photo does not do it justice.They were checking
out our deck,then they went by the fire pit, and scurried off into the woods-They look pretty ratty at this stage; spring
molting,and black fly season,tics...They have it a bit tough! especially after the snowy long winter we had this year- reaching
snow depths of 5+ feet.They will soon have their beutiful coats as time goes on,and enjoy brousing on all the new
saplings,vegitation in the ponds,and enjoy the warm breezes; keeping the bugs at bay.
What a wonderful sight!

Apple blossoms & bumble bee pollinating
Look below to see the irisis have bloomed in the month of june.

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Feb-March 2006
two female cubs
I have been a Maine wildlife rehabilitator since 1997 .Wildlife permitt was aquired through the
MDIFW
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In this photo I am Bottle feeding
a 1.5 lb bear cub

Cubs doing what they do best!
Mission Statement
Is
to have a black bear rehabilitation facility for cubs that have been orphaned due to:
Ÿ Death
of the mother by natural causes, hunting, or collision with a
vehicle.
Ÿ Logging
operations disturbing or destroying a den Ÿ A consequence of death or separation of an adult female that the defenseless cubs are left to fend for themselves
First time mothers abandoning their dens and cubs, or Natural separation as a result of dens being flooded
or other disturbances unless they are found and taken to a wildlife rehabilitator for care and housing,
medical treatment, and eventual release into the wild.
- Transioning black bear cubs back to the wild, and for observing and
monitoring rehabilitated bears. With support of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. We currently
have a 3-acre pen containing good habitat for bears to forage on -there are many
different natural food sources such as -beech nuts, acorns, maple keys, ants larvae, hazelnut and a few berry bushes….
and a small vernal pool full of nutrients -while also having a pond to swim (bears love water). Our future goal is
to fence in another large area and create what bears need most? space!
- Educate
the general public about bear behavior and development, while understanding the vital importance of wildlife
conservation and management . Habitat loss continues, we need to Focus on the facts (educate the public about
how we can live with this incredible species among us ,while also knowing bears need
enough habitat capacity that is able to sustain them .)
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Another important issue ;that I will strive
to have the general public be aware of ? Is to understand the hardships of nature itself, predation from other
species is not pretty! an animal can be dragged down, and sadly be alive for an implausible amout of time,seen
it , It is very sad... If we let certain species thrive, they will intern devistate other stable poulations
(this is where wildlife managment comes into place).Winter is also very harsh- Maine can loose up to
30% of the deer poulation.Having good habitat also plays a role / factor on how they may do...Some wild animals
starve to death in the wild each year.For those who have not spent time in the woods to acknowledge/witness somthing as such ? it can be a bit difficult for them to absorb.We
need to learn all sides of what happens in the wild- good ,bad or indiffirent, and have an understading of what is real and
what is not.
- How many animals die each year from vehicles,how many people die from animal crashes.MDIFW has records on wildlife
collisions.Moose & Deer are high on the list.Bear vehicle collisions are fairly low on the scale.
managment for Bears consist of : hunting seasons
along with other regulated hunting seasons on: Moose ,Deer,and other species...they are monnitored closely,while many
folks who head into the woods to go hunting are enjoying a wholsome heritage, and tradition , and
also putting healthy food on the table for those who believe in the hunt. It also provides "game wildlife
species" to stay at a healthy and stable poulation- preventing disease,overpoulation.....while also realizing any good
hunter focuses their attention on a quick humane kill "that is there intension." Those who break the law and/or
are unethical -They are not a real hunter to me, and they will get caught.
- I personally do not hunt bear, and never will, but I am open minded, and continue to focus my attention along
with others to educate the public on what is in the best interest of the bears, and the people of Maine. Many more bears
live than die.Aproximatly 3,000 to 4,000 bears are harvested each year ;the good news is that there are over 23,000 bears
that live in Maine -their odds are fairly good on making it through the bear season! Though bears, and other
species will still also have to deal with some of the hardships that exist within nature itself.
Much thanks goes to: Wildlife Biologist Sandy Ritchie,Jen Vashon,Randy Cross-For a
bit of advice and assistance with grant witing /proposals.

This smaller Bear pen is from a previouse grant from the Maine outdoore heritage fund.Grant
funding was for $2,300.00
Back to the bear project below....


Immediate care building

Icicle ;fall of 2006
Go to next page, and see her in winter den.


Three acre bear rehabilitation facility


Cow Moose out in our back woods-while we were snowshoeing

momma porcupine and baby enjoying Imperial whitetail clover (these are not rehabilitated animals)

Momma nursing baby above-look close!
larger porcupine in a beech tree below (Porcupines will destroy the outer bark/ cambium-typically
the tree will die if completly girdled)



Deer scrape above-you can see a bit of hair left.Ods are it rubbed it's antlers on the small spruce tree; most
likly during the rut season last fall,or possibly when it was trying to shed its antlers.
Check out the Moose Sheds below!


this moose antler above has been chewed on-a variety of critters will gain a good source of nutrients such
as calcium...from moose,deer sheds/antlers ,and also from the remains of bones from the hardships that several species may
encounter in the wild.

Maple saplings snapped in half by moose.

"Winter In Maine"

whitetail Deer bed down.

"March Sunset In Maine"

The smell of Lilacs & Apple blossoms in the yard lets us know Spring has finally sprung.
The flower garden did great! the long summer days brought out the colors of the season.

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Donations Will Be Needed To Continue Our Efforts!
Second Chance Wildlife,Inc.
Dawn & Michael Brown
90 Mountain Road
New Sharon, Maine 04955
Everything Is For the Bears!
| "Ice during rehabilitation" Photo by Dawn Brown |

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