On March 15, employees at Hunter Mountain Resort in the town of Hunter, Greene County, NY, contacted the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to report a sickly looking black bear cub along the Madison Square Trail. Ski resort employees managed to get the bear off the trail and into nearby woods.
Environmental Conservation Officers Milliron and Palmateer responded to the location and discovered the cub hiding in tall grass adjacent to the ski trail. The cub appeared malnourished and dehydrated, and was moving slowly with no mother in sight.
The Officers contacted Friends of the Feathered and Furry (FFF) Wildlife Center in the town of Hunter for assistance and together managed to safely catch the cub as it unsuccessfully attempted to climb a small tree.
The cub, believed to be more than a year old but weighing only 15 pounds, was transported to the rehab center where it will receive care until healthy enough to be released back into the wild.
FFF reports that the young bear is improving and now weighs approximately 21 pounds.
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Read more about black bears in New York State.
Illustrations, from above: Dave Loverde of FFF Wildlife Center (left) and ECO Milliron (right) with injured bear cub rescued from Hunter Mountain; and the bear cub recovering at FFF Wildlife Center.
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