A black bear cub found wandering the aisles of an Oregon drugstore will be raised with the goal of releasing him into the wild next year. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said Wednesday the bear has been taken to the Paws Wildlife Center in Lynnwood, Washington, for rehabilitation. Director Jennifer Convy says rehabilitation staff care for bears with hands-off methods designed to mimic conditions in the wild, and they maintain an animal's fear of people. Police scooped the cub into a shopping basket Sunday at the Rite-Aid store in Ashland while shoppers took video on their smartphones. The...
- 10/23/2014
- by Associated Press
- PEOPLE.com
A small, black bear cub was caught running through a Rite Aid in Ashland, Ore., and has been sent to an animal center, with plans to be returned to the wild in 2015.
Black Bear Cub Runs Through Rite Aid
The female cub, estimated to be about a few months old, was spotted wandering around the Rite Aid on Sunday night, after reportedly wandering into a hotel across the street. While many customers broke out their cameras to take photos of the cute cub, authorities contacted the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (Odfw). There were no sightings of the mother nearby.
Authorities initially feared that the cub would not be able to return to the wild due to its interactions with humans, but Odfw took the cub to Paws, where veterinarians think that rehabilitation is possible.
The black bear cub is currently in Lynnwood, Wash., a center specializing in rehabilitating wildlife,...
Black Bear Cub Runs Through Rite Aid
The female cub, estimated to be about a few months old, was spotted wandering around the Rite Aid on Sunday night, after reportedly wandering into a hotel across the street. While many customers broke out their cameras to take photos of the cute cub, authorities contacted the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (Odfw). There were no sightings of the mother nearby.
Authorities initially feared that the cub would not be able to return to the wild due to its interactions with humans, but Odfw took the cub to Paws, where veterinarians think that rehabilitation is possible.
The black bear cub is currently in Lynnwood, Wash., a center specializing in rehabilitating wildlife,...
- 10/23/2014
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