Fostering Black Bear Cubs in the Wild

January 1, 1980

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Three black bear (Ursus americanus) cubs were abandoned, at approximately 2 weeks of age, on 4 February 1976, in New York State's Catskill region. The dens of 4 radio-telemetered adult female bears were located by the Department of Environmental Conservation during research on the black bear population in the Catskills. Two of the abandoned cubs were placed in the only maternity den existing among the 4 radio-telemetered female bears. The 6-week-old foster cubs were accepted by the adult female bear. The foster mother left the den in mid-April accompanied by 3 cubs. The family group was observed twice from radiotracking aircraft during the spring and summer of 1976.

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