Every now and then, we find out about a New Hampshire citizen who is doing great things that is worth sharing. That man today is Ben Kilham, a bear rehabilitator, from Lyme, NH.

 

Ben is considered one of the leading bear experts in the world about Ursus americanus, the North American black bear, a species that is doing quite well here in New Hampshire.

Kilham has written two books about black bears, Among The Bears—Raising Orphan Cubs in the Wild (co-written by Ed Gray) and Out On A Limb—What Black Bears Have Taught Me about Intelligence and Intuition, just recently published.

Ben’s own Web site gives you a quick look into the work he does as a rehabilitator and what that has taught him about black bears. Ben is currently working on his PhD in wildlife biology.

NHPR aired an interview in October with Ben. It has links to other segments they have done about him at NHPR.

20 Bear Cubs Rehabbing in New Hampshire from thoughtcast on Vimeo.