US EditionRescuers wear bear suits to raise orphaned cub
- Campers discovered a fragile two-month-old male black bear cub on April 12 in Los Padres National Forest, and wildlife officials took him into care after the mother failed to return.
- Officials initially left the cub overnight to reunite with his mother, but no sign of her appeared, prompting experts to move the cub to the Ramona Wildlife Center for rehabilitation.
- After a month in care, the cub—the youngest black bear ever treated by the center and one of only four of its age to enter rehabilitation in California over the last five years—is thriving, increasing in weight and displaying lively, playful behavior.
- Wildlife Operations Manager Autumn Welch said, "This is a very unusual case" since bears this young rarely appear without their mother, and caring for him is a significant commitment and honor.
- Given the cub’s young age, it is expected to stay under care for as long as a year, and if another orphaned cub is brought in, they might be housed together to discourage human imprinting and support successful reintroduction into the wild.
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