Black Bear cub #16-2448 update

On December 16, Black Bear cub #16-2448 was darted and anesthetized for a physical exam, skin scrapings, and biopsies. No mites were seen on the skin scraping, but mite eggs were present. The bear is still thin but has gained six kilograms since his admission.

Dr. Peach placed a colored identification tag in each ear of the bear; the cub is now sporting a Green Tag and a White Tag. The cub was moved to the Large Mammal Isolation enclosure to be a neighbor to bear cub #16-2496, who also has mange. The two bears will be monitored regularly; once both have recovered from mange, they will be moved to the Center's Bear Complex.