The two Asian black bear (Ursus tibetanus) cubs were rescued from
a forest fire at the Kamichu area under Daga Gewog, Wangdue on March 23, 2016. The
two cubs were left back after they suffered minor wounds and their mother
managed to escape the fire.
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| On March 23, 2016 |
The orphaned cubs were rehabilitated
at Wangdue Forest Division recue center. It was week-old cubs, with eyes and
ears not open (a bear cub’s eyes usually on day 17 and ears on day 32). The cubs
were bottle-fed
with the packet toned milk formula every three hours with the same formula. Mr. KP Dhakal, caretaker reminds the people to
respect these bears as wild animals, and always keeping a safe distance from the
cubs, no matter how cute and cuddly they look.
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| On May 6th, 2016 |
After a few months at Wangdue
Division, the cubs was moved to Thimphu (Taba) on May 6th, 2016, a
better enclosure where they could play and explore in the trees, grass, ponds,
and foliage. The will be soon released back to their natural environment to be true
bear instincts to survive and thrive.
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