A Williams Lake resident living on Fox Mountain is asking for help from nearby residents as she tries to rescue a young black bear cub.
With still no snow on the ground and not much to eat, Tracy Nicols, said she hasn’t seen any mom with the cub, which showed up at their house on Fox Mountain Road over the holidays. She said the cub was last spotted on Pheasant Road between Christmas and New Year’s Day.
When she spoke to the Northern Lights Wildlife Shelter, who is helping coordinate an attempt to capture and rescue the cub, she was told a cub has to be at least 50 pounds to be able to hibernate successfully. Nicols said this cub doesn’t look even close to that.
“He’s really tiny,” said Nicols.
A bear trap had been placed on her property to try and catch the cub, but it was needed for another cub rescue in Quesnel, so now she’s hoping someone spots him again so they can reset the trap somewhere close to where he is hanging out.
If she knows where it is, the plan is to put out food and water for the cub to keep it coming to the location and then set the trap there.
“Whatever it takes to try and get the little guy,” she said. The Northern Lights facility plans to feed the cub for the winter, Nicols said. With temperatures set to drop in the area in the coming days, she hopes they can catch him soon.
She is following the direction of the Northern Lights Wildlife Shelter staff and is asking anyone who sees the cub to call her directly so they can respond to the area as soon as possible.
She can be reached at (250) 296-4485.
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