An orphaned bear cub in Virginia was rescued after a dog gently carried it home

[Omaha Steve]

A newborn black bear cub rescued after a pet dog carried it home Wednesday.

Photo courtesy The Wildlife Center

BRISTOL, Va. — An orphaned bear cub rescued Wednesday after a pet dog in Washington County gently carried it home will be fostered out to a female bear nursing cubs of her own.

Bill Bassinger, district wildlife biologist with the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, said the dog’s owner called a licensed wildlife rehabilitator, who called VDGIF. Bassinger then picked up the bear and took it to the VDGIF office in Marion to be fed before the cub was carried to the Virginia Wildlife Center in Waynesboro.

“They care for it there,” he said. “We keep female bears with (radio) collars on for this very purpose — to foster orphan cubs.”

Bassinger said each collar has a unique radio frequency. Conservation officers will use the collars to locate female bears. Next, they will go to the areas where the bears are and listen for cubs making sounds in the den.

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[hlthe2b]

1. Once again...

Dogs are the best of us!

[Leghorn21]

2. Who's a GREAT PUPPY?!!

Also, I had no idea little baby bears were sooooo tiny - guess I haven't been paying enough attention these last 70 years!!

Sweet post, Steve, thank you!

[ret5hd]

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[sprinkleeninow]

4. ...

😪 🙏

Soo very beautiful.

[tblue37]

5. Big K&R. nt

[iluvtennis]

6. awwww, love it. nt