Four orphaned bear cubs found in California released back into the wild

Bear cubs are returned to the wild after studying to hunt and forage at a San Diego County wildlife heart.

(California Division of Fish and Wildlife)

4 bear cubs discovered orphaned final yr in central and northern California have been launched again into the wild this month, the San Diego Humane Society stated.

The cubs, three sisters and a lone male, have been all about 7 months previous when discovered. They have been positioned within the care of the Ramona Wildlife Heart, northeast of San Diego.

“It's at all times our aim to return a wild animal to their pure habitat and to see that these 4 bears get a second probability the place they belong is extraordinarily rewarding,” Andy Blue, campus director for the wildlife heart, stated in a launch.

The male was present in August in Plumas County throughout the Dixie fireplace. The cub reportedly approached firefighters within the space and was discovered with burned paws, the humane society stated.

The three females have been present in September in a residential storage in Mariposa County, east of Modesto. A bear that was presumed to be their mom was discovered lifeless close by.

On the time they have been discovered, the cubs have been near weaning age however nonetheless would have been with their moms.

The California Division of Fish and Wildlife transported the cubs to the Ramona Wildlife Heart, the place they spent the subsequent seven months studying to hunt and forage.

Blue stated the entire cubs have been put in an enclosure collectively, which allowed them to develop power and survival abilities by play.

The wildlife heart tried to reduce human contact with the bears throughout their keep. Meals, about 10 kilos per day per bear, was typically buried or hidden to encourage foraging, and feeding areas have been modified incessantly.

Earlier than they have been launched again into the wild this month, the bears have been outfitted with monitoring collars.

The cubs have been launched inside 10 miles of the place they have been discovered, officers stated.

Video from the Division of Fish and Wildlife reveals the three sisters scampering from the again of a truck up a close-by tree and finally into the thick brush.