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Orphaned Bear Cub Thrives in Care, Aims for Wild Return

5/28/2025

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A two-month-old black bear cub, discovered alone in Los Padres National Forest, is receiving tender care at the San Diego Humane Society's Ramona Wildlife Center. To ensure the cub remains wild, staff don bear costumes, preventing any human bonding. Once weak and underweight, the cub is now stable and thriving, with dreams of a wild return in a year.

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Story summary

A two-month-old black bear cub, discovered alone in Los Padres National Forest, is receiving tender care at the San Diego Humane Society's Ramona Wildlife Center. To ensure the cub remains wild, staff don bear costumes, preventing any human bonding. Once weak and underweight, the cub is now stable and thriving, with dreams of a wild return in a year.