Orphaned bear cubs returned to the wild after being treated by San Diego Humane Society

SAN DIEGO – 4 orphaned bear cubs had been returned to the wild after being handled by the San Diego Humane Society.

In response to a press launch, three of the 4 cubs had been rescued in September 2021 after a sow, believed to be their mom, was discovered killed in Mariposa County. The triplet sisters had been roughly seven months previous once they had been rescued. One other bear cub, a male, was found in August 2021 when he was discovered with burned paws throughout the Dixie Hearth.

The three feminine bears had been launched in Mariposa County whereas the male bear was launched in Plumas County.

Whereas at San Diego Humane Society’s Ramona Wildlife Heart, the bears got minimal interplay with people and had been put in out of doors enclosures to finest put together them for the return to the wild. Officers say the out of doors publicity whereas on the Ramona Wildlife Heart, in addition to the interplay with the opposite cubs, helped the bears to develop their pure instincts to outlive within the wild.

Earlier than being launched again into nature, the bears had been every fitted with radio collars in order that the California Division of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) can guarantee their security.

“That is the day we’ve been hoping for, the day that our staff has been working so arduous for,” mentioned Andy Blue, campus director of San Diego Humane Society’s Ramona Wildlife Heart. “It’s at all times our purpose to return a wild animal to their pure habitat and to see that these 4 bears get a second likelihood the place they belong, is extraordinarily rewarding.”