Starving bear cub rescued in the Adirondacks, taken to Catskills wildlife center
While it’s a general rule of thumb to leave young wildlife alone, a bear cub was recently rescued after being seen alone for five days in an Upstate New York town.
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation reported that on Jan. 31, Environmental Conservation Police Officer Howe responded to a complaint of a black bear cub lingering around a residence in the town of Salisbury, on the southwestern edge of the Adirondack Park.
The cub was reported to be malnourished and unlikely to survived on its own, and had been seen for five days with no sign of a mother.
Officer Howe captured the bear and transported it to a licensed wildlife rehabilitation center in the Catskills, where it has been receiving care and treatment until it can be released back into the wild.
The Friends of the Feathered and Furry Wildlife Center (FFF) in Hunter, New York where the female cub was taken posted on Facebook on Feb. 14 that this is the fifth orphaned bear they have taken in so far this year. They said when she was taken in she appeared to be skin and bones, weighing in at only 17 pounds, barely existing on birdseed.
“Somewhere in her travels this bear had tangled with a porcupine, as we removed several quills from her front paw. There were also open sores on her hind feet we treated for for two weeks,” the wildlife center wrote. “Today at 32lbs, we were happy to introduce her to the others in our group of orphan bears in the large outdoor enclosure.”
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The FFF hopes to released the orphaned bears in the spring.
The rehab center has been caring for New York state wildlife for over 20 years and its website says it is one of the only facilities in the area equipped to handle larger animals like bears and deer, as well as endangered and migratory birds.
For anyone wishing to donate to the care of the young bears, donations can be made directly to the FFF Wildlife Center website.
Source:
Sunny Hernandez at syracuse.com
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