On March 24th we received a call from the BC Wildlife Veterinarian in regards to efforts to reunite a bear mother and her cubs near Grand Forks BC. The den had been accidentally compromised by road construction and the sow had taken off with one cub, leaving two cubs behind. Hopes were high to reunite cubs and sow and together we worked out a feeding schedule to keep the cubs safe. But after a few days we all had to concede that the mom was not returning and the decision was made to give them to our care.
Peter and Angelika met wildlife officials in Kamloops and took the cubs back to NLWS. The two male cubs are named Brann (Fire) and Loki (Trickster) and have settled in well to their new home. They will remain at NLWS until June of 2022 when they will be released back into a suitable area in the Grand Forks region.
