Black Bear cub #17-0073 update

Black Bear cub #17-0073 was picked up by a Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries biologist on the morning of January 25. He met another biologist in the field, and the two of them placed the cub near the active den site. Unfortunately, there were no signs of activity, and the sow did not come out of the den during the five-and-a-half hour period that the cub was out there. In the afternoon, the biologists decided to retrieve the cub and bring him back to the Wildlife Center.

In the next few days, more den sites will be checked, and additional fostering attempts will be made.