{"id":276759,"date":"2025-10-04T09:06:22","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T09:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/276759\/"},"modified":"2025-10-04T09:06:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T09:06:22","slug":"2-orphaned-bear-cubs-arrive-at-the-cincinnati-zoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/276759\/","title":{"rendered":"2 orphaned bear cubs arrive at the Cincinnati Zoo"},"content":{"rendered":"

CINCINNATI (WXIX) – Two orphaned black bears from Montana that were deemed unreleasable have found a new home at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden.<\/p>\n

The 7-month-old female bear cubs were rescued by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe Montana FWP works hard to promote coexistence with bears<\/a> to minimize conflict and keep both humans and bears safe,\u201d said Cincinnati Zoo\u2019s curator of mammals Kim Scott. \u201cThe goal is to avoid situations that result in orphaned bears, but that does happen in healthy wild bear populations and the orphans need homes. The FWP reached out to us last week, knowing that we had just completed construction on Bear Ridge, to ask if we could provide a home for these cubs.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"TheThe Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden welcomes two new bear cubs.(WXIX)<\/p>\n

The bears are currently behind the scenes at Bear Ridge getting used to their indoor habitat, their caregivers and preparing to venture out to their outdoor space.<\/p>\n

The Cincinnati Zoo says the bears are receiving full health checks from the zoo\u2019s vet staff and that \u201cThe team is already crazy about these bears.”<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going to provide a great home for them and also hope to inspire guests with the uniqueness of a species that can be found right here in North America,\u201d Scott says.<\/p>\n

The zoo says that stories will be told in Bear Ridge through signage, activities and in-person interpretation that will focus on stewardship and interconnectedness between humans and nature. <\/p>\n

The bear cubs will be introduced to their outdoor space in the next few weeks, the zoo says.<\/p>\n

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