These cubs would not have survived the winter on their own, so they were sent to a rehabilitation center in Boise, Idaho where they spent the winter. We picked them up yesterday, and I released them in the Book Cliffs today. I was able to get permission to take my whole family with me, so the wife and kids could watch the bear release. It was a lot of fun, and a neat experience for the kids to see bears so close up.
The bears were stiff and disoriented from being in a cage for over 24 hours. They didn't seem to want to leave the barrel, so I had to help them out. They looked like they had had a little too much to drink, but after a few stumbles, they loosened up and took off.
2 comments:
Thanks for sharing the video! I cant believe you had to dump them out. How is your back ? :)
That is SO cool! I bet your kids thought so, too! I have this strange fascination with bears - they both intrigue and scare the heck out of me! I've had a couple of "bear encounters" while backpacking in Oregon - and last summer my husband and I had several sightings of black bears in British Columbia. Pretty amazing animals - your job sounds fun and adventurous!
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