Rescued Orphaned Black Bear Cubs Now Recovering at San Diego Humane Society

Bear cubs found wandering without their mom. Now they're recuperating in San Diego

Veterinarians examined the cubs and estimate they're 6 to 7 months old. The bears were found in a residential neighborhood in Calaveras County.

Orphaned black bear cubs find new home at rehabilitation facility in California

RAMONA, Calif. (NBC, KYMA/KECY) - Three young orphaned black cubs, who are thought to be about six-months-old, recently arrived at a rehabilitation facility in Ramona as it was the only option for the cubs in California. "We still don't know what happened to mom and at this age they really rely on their mother, they learn everything from here, so it's disheartening to hear when this happens. To hear that it was three, that's a big hit," said Ang…

Rescued orphaned black bear cubs now recovering at San Diego Humane Society

Three orphaned black bear cubs found wandering alone in a Calaveras County neighborhood are now being rehabilitated at the San Diego Humane Society’s Ramona Wildlife Center, which is currently the only facility in California accepting black bear cubs for care. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife rescued the cubs, all siblings, after residents reported repeated sightings of the young bears without their mother. Wildlife officers were u…

Two orphaned cubs recovering in Ramona but third injured bear euthanized

Two black bear cubs are being cared for in Ramona after they were found without a mother in northern California and taken in by the San Diego Humane Society, officials said. The cubs, believed to be 6 or 7 months old, arrived at the Ramona Wildlife Center, which is owned and operated by the San Diego Humane Society, after they and another sibling were seen wandering in a Calaveras County neighborhood for several days, organization spokesperson N…

Orphaned bear cubs find new home at Ramona Wildlife Center

(FOX 5/KUSI) -- A pair of orphaned black bear cubs is getting a new lease on life, thanks to the San Diego Humane Society’s Ramona Wildlife Center. Three cubs, around 6 to 7 months old, were initially rescued in Calaveras County, just southeast of Sacramento, by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. The trio had been seen wandering the neighborhood alone for days, the agency said. The mother of the cubs was never seen or located. On Ju…

San Diego Humane Society receives bear cubs after Calaveras County rescue

Two orphaned black bear cubs explore their new temporary home. (Photo courtesy San Diego Humane Society/Project Wildlife) Three orphaned black bear cubs were brought to the San Diego Humane Society’s Ramona campus after being rescued in Calaveras County by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. The three orphaned siblings, approximately 6 to 7 months old, had been seen wandering alone in a neighborhood for several days. Two orphaned bl…