Black Bear cub #16-1654 update

Black Bear cub #16-1654 has been doing well in the week following her "hardware" removal. The cub has been eating well and was slowly transition from a soft meal to a regular "hard" bear cub meal, which includes dog food, bird seed, fruits, veggies, insects, and fish.

On Tuesday, August 16, Dr. Ernesto darted the bear and noted that everything in the bear's jaw felt stable and healed. He placed a pink identification tag in the bear's left ear, and the cub was moved to the Large Mammal Isolation Complex for additional observation as well as to keep cub #16-1813 company.