Black Bear cubs of 2020 update

Last week, wildlife rehabilitators Kelsey and Shannon separated the remaining 14 bear cubs in the Center's Large Mammal Isolation enclosure, with the goal of keeping the smallest cubs away from the larger cubs. Based on weights and behavior, the current split includes: 

The littles: (housed in the left side of the Large Mammal Isolation enclosure) 

  • Pink/Yellow Tags
  • previously Yellow/White Tags (now no tags) 
  • Green/Pink Tags
  • previously White/Green Tags, (now Left Ear Hole/Right Green Tag)


The larger cubs:  (housed in the right side of the Large Mammal Isolation enclosure) 

  • Double Pink (currently actually has no ear tags)
  • No Tag – a smaller cub, but placed here due to her rough-housing nature. 
  • previously Double White Tags (now Left Ear Hole/Right White)
  • Double Green
  • previously Pink Tag, (now no tags)  
  • previously Double Yellow (now Right Yellow Tag)
  • previously Left Red/Right Green (now Right Green Tag) 
  • Red Tag 
  • Green Tag 
  • White Tag/Pink Tag

 

The three largest cubs are currently in yard #2 of the Black Bear Complex after they were moved last week.

 

 

Rather than waiting on groups of cubs to reach 10 kg, Kelsey and Shannon will be keeping an eye on bear weights and as each bear hits the 10 kg benchmark, the cub will be moved to the complex with the others. They will weigh former Double Pink Tags and former Pink Tag on June 4, since these cubs are the largest of the group, and will hopefully move them to the transition area of yard #2.