Baby Bear

This is an update on the "little" baby bear that wandered lost and malnourished into the Cave of the Winds parking lot earlier this year. The cave employees kept him from running away and got him away from guests by luring the bear with hot dogs. Feeding an animal like that would normally not be a very good idea, in this guy's case, he had been separated from his momma bear for a few weeks, and was nearly starved. The wildlife department that picked him up reported he had gained weight and had successfully grown large enough to be rereleased into the wild, that's good news!
This photo was taken by Alexa Acord,
freelance journalist, and contributer to the Colorado Springs, Independent