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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Orphaned Bear Cubs Reunited In San Diego For Second Chance At Life
Caption: Orphaned Bear Cubs Reunited In San Diego For Second Chance At Life. Two California black bear cubs have been reunited and are getting a second chance at life San Diego Humane Society’s Ramona Wildlife Center. They were found near their deceased mother in the San Bernardino National Forest. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) began tracking the cubs, once they located the deceased mother. At only five months old, the bear cub brothers would have been too young to survive on their own. Black bear cubs typically need to stay with their mother, or sow, for up to 17 months. The first cub was rescued by CDFW on July 4, 2023, and the second, smaller cub, on July 7, 2023. Once reunited at the Ramona Wildlife Center it was clear the brothers were happy to be together. The two cubs are currently housed in an indoor/outdoor medical facility, where Project Wildlife’s animal caregivers have set up an environment with native plants. Next for the bears is an anaesthetised exam of each bear and, once ready, a move to a larger outdoor enclosure, allowing them to exhibit more natural behaviours. Project Wildlife’s team hopes to return the bears to the wild early next year.
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