A trio of black bear cubs was rescued from the hills in Northern California and transported to a wildlife center in Southern California for treatment.

The third cub — a female — was found to have a malformed shoulder and elbow, likely congenital, as well as a bullet embedded ...

The cub, who was nearly two months old when he was taken in, is the youngest black bear the organization has ever cared for, according to Autumn Welch, the society’s wildlife operations manager ...

Autumn Welch dons a fur coat, leather gloves and a bear mask for work these days, then enters an enclosure to feed and fawn over a 12-pound (5.4 kg) black bear cub who she hopes will consider her ...

A tiny black bear cub was crying alone in the California woods, his mother nowhere in sight. He was less than 2 months old and weighed about 3 pounds.

When the cub was brought in to the rescue, he weighed only about 22 pounds. As of June 8, the cub weighed nearly 80, a news release states. According to the Bear With Us Centre for Bears, 1-year ...

The malnourished 2-month-old male bear cub was found by California Department of Fish and Wildlife biologists in Los Padres National Forest with no mother nearby on April 12, KUSI reported.

Since they have never cared for such a young bear, they had to order supplies, including the bear masks. Welch estimates it will cost $72,000 to take care of the cub for a year.

Bear cub rescued from woods is being raised by humans dressed as bears By Sydney Page The Washington Post,Updated May 22, 2025, 2:53 p.m.

The bear costume is meant to stop the rescued cub from bonding with humans. The fur coats are stored in bins with hay scented by black bears. The team went through a few masks before finding one ...