Found this little guy on the doorstep

In BC, black bears become orphans on a regular basis, road kills, wolves, accidental separation from mother, and hunters being the most common causes. Most orphans don't make it to a back step for help.

Don't know if it would do the cub much good around here. There have been some maulings locally that might have soured some generally good hearted folks.
 
Too cute. My dad rescued a cub of similar size a few years back. Momma was nowhere to be found. He wrestled it out of a tree and took it home, kept it in the hay barn for a few days until the CO came to pick him up finally. He was a fierce little guy. You had to put on heavy coveralls and leather gloves to have a little visit with him. Good on you.
 
It looks like this little guy was on his own, especially given the time of year and the fact that he was underweight. However, in the wild, it is often better to leave "baby" animals alone. Often the mother is simply hiding somewhere nearby waiting for you to leave, or is off hunting, only to return and find her baby gone. Good judgement must always be exercised when deciding on whether or not to "rescue" a wild animal "baby." Looks like this littl'un will have a decent shot at making it now with his new home at the animal refuge and possible re-release back into the wild. As for the guy who posted that most hunters would've killed the cub, not the hunters I know! Most hunters I know love animals and have the utmost respect for nature. Sure there are always a few idiots, but thankfully, they're few and far between.
 
Don't know if it would do the cub much good around here. There have been some maulings locally that might have soured some generally good hearted folk
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we have that place they take orphaned cubs to specially raise without them becoming habituated to humans, and then release 'em. It's pretty busy.

But i have to say i've never heard of one that small this late in the year. At least not out this way. 100 lbs would be a more normal weight, and 150 wouldn't be surprising.

I've READ that they can be that small, but holy crap he must have had virtually no food this year. I have no idea how they'd feed him till he was big enough to take care of himself without habituating him to humans.
 
Foxer said:
But i have to say i've never heard of one that small this late in the year.
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I was thinking that as well. I found it odd he is so small. I've seen bigger cubs in August. The late gestation may have been the demise of the mother. Good on you for helping it out. I'd have a hard time ignoring this problem.

Keep us posted! :D
 
PaulT said:
Maybe some park official or zoo could take him. I recall reading an article where a baby cub was introduced in a den with other cubs and the sow accepted him.
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i wonder if they are like cattle in that once her milk has passed through it's system the cow will accept the grafted calf?

last fall we were driving along a FSR and i pointed out a bear cub to the wife, only to have the real (tiny) cub pop out of the bushes.
 
Norseman,

Did you guys have a chinook in Sudbury lately?

I've heard of bears waking up in mid winter due to a warm front that moves in for a day or two and confuses bears into waking up.
 
Mumptia said:
Norseman,

Did you guys have a chinook in Sudbury lately?

I've heard of bears waking up in mid winter due to a warm front that moves in for a day or two and confuses bears into waking up.
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No the temperature was normal up to that time,
 
I heard they may have to amputate one front paw because of frost bite, Not sure yet though. Will know sometime soon.
 
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