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Yahoo
28-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Orphaned bear cubs find new home at Georgia wildlife reserve
A pair of orphaned bear cubs will get a safe, new home after their mother was shot and killed. Bent Tree Public Safety announced that Chestatee Wildlife Preserve in Dahlonega will take in the bear cubs and rehabilitate them. 'Although an existence in the wild is no longer in the cards for our bear cubs, we are confident that the Chestatee Wildlife Preserve will provide them with the best life possible. Bent Tree residents and people everywhere now have the opportunity to contribute to the cubs' lives,' officials said. Earlier this month, a homeowner in the Bent Tree community shot and killed the cubs' mother. Neighbors became concerned about the cubs and coordinated the Georgia Department of Natural Resources to keep track of their activity. The wildlife division safely trapped the cubs a few days later. Bent Tree officials said it will be costly for the Chestatee Wildlife Preserve, a nonprofit, to care for the bears. 'Along with their food and milk replacement, there are many very costly expenses coming up for the cubs, such as a new large enclosure, strong playground, and pond. Initial estimates for all of these items is over $30,000,' they said. Neighbors are donating to the nonprofit and encourage others to do the same. If you wish to donate, you can click here and mark the donation for the 'Bent Tree Bears.' TRENDING STORIES: Did you get a text like this? GA Dept. Of Drivers Services warns it's a scam 3 tornadoes touched down during Sunday's storms in north GA 'Stranger Things' star graduates from metro Atlanta high school [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Miami Herald
25-05-2025
- Miami Herald
Bear cubs safely caught after mother killed in GA, officials say. ‘Miraculous'
Two bear cubs were found and safely captured days after officials said their mother was shot dead by a resident in Georgia. 'The chances of them both being caught together like that are nothing short of miraculous,' Bent Tree Safety & Emergency Management said in a May 22 post on Facebook. According to the agency, a passerby reported seeing what looked like a dead mother bear with the two bear cubs May 16 in the Oglethorpe Mountain Road area. Investigators later learned that a resident fired a gun at the bear, officials said in a May 21 Facebook post. The man said the bear came to his home twice May 15 and that he felt unsafe and shot at it on its third visit, according to officials. The man said he had tried to scare the bear away the first two times, officials said. He texted a video of the bear swiping his door to an off-duty Bent Tree Public Safety employee and asked if he could shoot the bear, officials said. The employee said to not shoot the bear and advised him to call Public Safety to scare it away, officials said, adding that what likely attracted the bear to the man's home were food items, including cat food and unclean grills. Charges related to the shooting were filed against the man, who was not publicly identified, officials said. Bear cubs found safe Since the death of the mother bear, neighbors had been reporting sightings of the bear cubs, but as they started to decrease, officials became worried and set up traps to try and capture them, according to a May 22 post by the agency. The cubs were found in one of the traps at about 7:45 p.m. May 22, officials said. 'As you can see, they are enjoying each other's company,' officials said in a post with a photo of the cubs in a large cage. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources agreed to take custody of the cubs and relocate them to a wildlife preserve, officials said. 'Although we would have loved for these cubs to be Bent Tree bears, this is now the best option for them,' officials wrote in the post. 'We will never forget about these special cubs.' Bent Tree Safety & Emergency Management is based out of Jasper, about a 60-mile drive north from Atlanta.
