Officers rescue orphaned bear cub after car accident kills its entire family

GREENFIELD, Mass. – A younger bear cub is recovering soon after a traumatic incident.

Police officers in Massachusetts identified a younger bear cub hiding in a tree following a vehicle tragically struck and killed its mother and two siblings. Thankfully, officers were being ready to rescue the animal and introduced it to a veterinary care facility in New Hampshire.

Officers with the Greenfield Police Section responded to reports of the accident very last 7 days, in accordance to a post on the department’s Fb website page. The incident occurred on Rt. 2 close to 8:43 in the evening on April 8.

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“On arrival,” the put up states, “officers read squealing and observed a very worried 3rd cub that was able to search for refuge and basic safety by climbing a tree. Being aware of the hazard the now orphaned cub was in, Officer Lagoy and Purinton, had been ready to rescue the cub. They placed it in the again a cruiser and introduced it to the station. AMR assisted us by furnishing a kennel to continue to keep him safe.”

At the time, the police division wrote that it would care for the cub overnight right before bringing it to Tufts College the next working day for lengthy-expression care.

The cub was originally taken to the Tufts Wildlife Clinic, the place veterinarians established that it was in superior condition.

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Fortuitously, the cub appears to be recuperating right after getting relocated to New Hampshire’s Kilham Bear Center, the Greenfield Recorder reviews.

Deputy Main William Gordon told the news outlet, “That word is foremost in my mind. They acted with compassion (for) that lousy orphaned animal. They were apprehensive for the welfare of the cub. That’s what we do each individual working day. A great deal of persons paint (law enforcement officers) with a destructive stroke but in actuality our officers operate with compassion (for) individuals or animals or whoever desires enable. And we do not decide.”

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