‘He would have perished’: Newborn bear cub rescued near Devil’s Lake
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Black Bear Rescue Manitoba (BBRM) has taken in its first cub foundling of the year.
Black Bear Rescue Manitoba (BBRM) has taken in its first cub foundling of the year.
The registered charity responsible for saving dozens of bear cubs across the province got the call on Wednesday, Feb. 8 reporting an abandoned black bear cub near Devil’s Lake, Man.
“The mother and cub were denned in a brush pile, and a log was removed from the brush pile, basically exposing their den, unbeknownst to the people involved,” said BBRM owner Judy Stearns.
Stearns said the mother bear ran away instinctively. “She would have been petrified. And so she took off and abandoned the cub.”
The mother did not return. Stearns said they had no other option but to bring the cub to safety.
“He wouldn’t have lasted very long in the cold,” said Stearns, estimating the cub to be only two to three weeks old.
She said the cub was very tired, confused, and hungry when he arrived at the BBRM facility in Stonewall. They fed him a special bear milk substitute formula every two hours until he started feeling better.
