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🐻❤️ Special News Bulletin ❤️🐻
March 23rd marked International Bear Day, and at NLWS, the occasion began with our first rescue of the year.
Introducing “Jelly”
This year, our naming theme is Condiments. The rescuers named the cub “Jelly” (Bear), a name that suits him well.
A very small bear cub had been spotted alone since the previous day. Overnight, the cub’s condition deteriorated further, becoming hypothermic and unresponsive. The loud cries heard the day before had faded, making it clear that the mother was not returning.
After receiving Government permission, and with the help of the public who reported the situation, the cub was carefully taken in and gradually warmed during transport to the BC Wildlife Park in Kamloops. There, a veterinarian and staff placed him in an incubator to restore his body temperature. Later that afternoon, Board Director Amanda Robinson picked up the cub, and with her husband Dean, began a late night drive to Quesnel. Simultaneously, NLWS Black Bear Caregiver Kennedy Harvey and Research Assistant Kim Gruijs set out from Smithers to Quesnel with vital bear milk. The groups met up, and the cub received his first bear milk feeding at midnight.
The cub arrived at NLWS at around 4 p.m. the following day. A quick health check revealed old, healing scratches on his face, an eye infection, and a tender, bloody nose. He weighed only 3 lbs but appeared otherwise healthy. The reasons for his abandonment are unknown, but it is certain that without timely intervention, he would not have survived.
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Northern Lights Wildlife Society was founded by Angelika and Peter Langen in 1990 and provides a safe haven for injured and orphaned wildlife in BC.
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