An orphan bear cub rescued from the Shuswap area was named in honour of Canadian Force Snowbirds pilot Capt. Jenn Casey.
Casey the cub recently joined siblings Sumac and Dylan in the care of Angelika and Peter Langen with the Northern Lights Wildlife Society (NLWS) in Smithers, B.C. The effort to capture cubs with live traps took more than two weeks. It was overseen by an NLWS volunteer from Hope and assisted by concerned local residents.
B次元官网网址淪he drove up and set the traps and then the wonderful neighbourhood monitored, they reset it if necessary or they put fresh bait in, so that worked really well, and then they let her know when something got caught,B次元官网网址� said Angelika, explaining the first cub was captured quickly, the second about a week later, and the third held out for 18 days before it was captured.
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Angelika said the siblings are doing well and have an excellent appetite.
The female cub, Sumac, was named after the road the three were caught on. Dylan, Angelika explained, was named after a B次元官网网址測oung gentlemanB次元官网网址� who was climbing all kinds of trees trying help with the rescue.
B次元官网网址淭he last one was named Casey in honour of the Snowbird that just perished in the accident,B次元官网网址� said Angelika.
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During their time at Northern Lights, the cubs will be cared for by one person so as not to habituate them to humans.
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Northern Lights currently has 37 bears B次元官网网址� 35 black bears and two grizzlies B次元官网网址� in its care B次元官网网址� cubs received last year that will be released this June.
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B次元官网网址淎nd we have nine new cubs which is a record high for the end of May,B次元官网网址� said Angelika.
The Langens are grateful for the help received in capturing and reuniting their young Shuswap guests.
B次元官网网址淭hat was reason for celebration for us because we were worried we were going to lose them,B次元官网网址� said Angelika. B次元官网网址淚 just came back from Mackenzie, there were three cubs there and by the time we got the callB次元官网网址� we were there the next day and by that time a pair of eagles already had nabbed one of the triplets.
B次元官网网址淚t goes quick out there in the wild B次元官网网址� itB次元官网网址檚 not always a nice place. So to get all three over that time frame was really a lot of luck and a lot of perseverence on those animals as well.
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