NOW THERE'S A HAPPY ENDING!
Remember the sow and bear cubs in the Cherokee National Forests post from last week? She has a third #bearcub.
Another sow was killed by a car in Cocke County. A passerby heard a bear cub crying and contacted Appalachian Bear Rescue (ABR) and TWRA placed this orphaned cub with the sow in U.S. Forest Service - Cherokee National Forest. She had fostered cubs before, and the orphaned cub was similar in size to her cubs. The cub was placed in the entrance to her den. She reached out with a paw and pulled the new cub to her.
Visit ABR’s page to find more about them and visit bearwise.org to learn about living or visiting areas with bears. #tnwildlife #blackbear #bebearwise