A 2 -month black bear puppy recently rescued from the forest is now being raised by a new family of imitation host: humans dressed as bears in the Ramona Wildlife Center of the human society of San Diego.
To prevent the puppy from forming ties with people who could endanger their return to nature, staff members accused of their care are to dress with bear's costumes, which include a mask, a leather coat and leather gloves.
A staff member with a bear costume helps take care of the puppy.
(Human Society of San Diego)
“It was extremely fragile when it arrived,” said Autumn Welch, center operations manager of the center, in a statement. “After spending several days without nutrition, it was tactile at the beginning. But now, it is active, it eats well and increases constantly.”
The puppy requires four enrichment and food sessions every day, with the necessary night food in its first days in the center.
The puppy was found on April 12 in the National Forest Forest, low and weak, according to a press release from the Wildlife Center. The biologists tried to gather the puppy with their mother returning it to nature, but she did not return.
A young bear puppy was rehabilitated at the Ramona Wildlife Center of the Human Society of San Diego.
(Human Society of San Diego)
The California Fishing and Wildlife Department transported the Wildlife Center two days after being found.
The puppy will be under the care of the wildlife center for up to one year, and hope is to return it to nature. If there is another puppy in California, the agency can try to match them to prevent people from being printed, according to the statement.
The bear is the fourth in the last five years to be rehabilitated in California.
The puppy requires four enrichment and food sessions every day, according to the center.
(Human Society of San Diego)
“This is a very unusual case,” Welch said. “We do not often see so young bears without their mother. It is an honor to take care of it, but it is also a significant commitment.”
For more information about the Wildlife Center, visit SDhumane.org/programs/project-wildlife/ramona.
