Officials have found, and captured, one of the three black bear cubs that were orphaned last week when their famous mother, Mink, was found dead, reports Patch.
Since last Tuesday, officials have been searching for the three orphaned cubs.
According to Andrew Timmins, the bear project leader for the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, the male cub was captured near Route 10 in West Lebanon. He stated, “We’re getting further reports of the other two being in the area.”
Last week, Ben Kilham told the Valley News that, although Mink was originally thought to have died from injuries due to a car crash, a necropsy revealed that the bear had died of natural causes. Kilham will reportedly take care of the captured bear cub through the winter before releasing him in the spring.
The bear’s siblings have been spotted near the Hanover-Lebanon line on Saturday, and authorities are hopeful that they are traveling back to their den near the Mink Brook Nature Preserve.
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