She does not have a name yet, but the little black bear who spent days on top of a hydro pole in Lumby, has found a new temporary home with four other cubs.
The little cub, who is estimated to be about eight months old, will spend the next nine months at the Northern Lights Wildlife Society in Smithers.
She was transported there after she climbed down the hydro pole and ran away. She was caught a short time later and tranquilized before being transported. She became separated from her mother when the cornfield the duo were living in was cut down. The mother disappeared and the frightened cub ran up the pole.
She is now in quarantine at the society. “She’s in her own enclosure,” said Tanja Landry, a volunteer. “This is so they’re given a chance to get used to their new surroundings.” Staff also check to see if new additions have any illnesses that may be passed on to the other animals.
Once she is in the clear she will be relocated to be with four other cubs at the society. “That way she’s not alone,” said Landry. Then they will hibernate over the winter and be released by next June. All the cubs are released back to the regions from where they came.
“She’s in relatively good shape, other then being a little shaken up,” said Landry.
The cost of keeping a bear at the society is about $800 if there are no medical issues. The society is a registered charity and care for all kinds of orphaned wildlife.
A donation to help them can be made on their website.
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