Save Our Bears

Two bear cubs are now in jeopardy because they came upon a free meal. While bear sightings are a regular occurrence in many areas of BC, leaving unsecured attractants like garbage bins, exacerbates confrontations with humans. It's a situation where the bears always lose and pay the ultimate price.

In the case of these two cubs, they experienced the ordeal of witnessing their mother's death while they scurried up a tree. Luckily, these cubs were rescued and found their way to Critter Care Wildlife Society.

Both of them bawled for days and suffered severe stress and uncertainty as they mourned the loss of their mother, who was gone forever. You could hear them from all corners of the property.

Eventually, though cautiously at first, the cubs began to leave the den and explore their new surroundings. This year, by August 1st, 2019, we already have 18 orphaned bear cubs. Normally we don't see cubs needing help until the Fall season. However this year, the stories are all similar, from the cub who lost his mother by a hit an run driver and his sibling getting strangled on a threads of a car tire, to the three Port Moody cubs that witnessed their mother being shot to death, these cubs have no where else to go. They will all remain at Critter Care until they are old enough and strong enough to have another chance to live in the wild.

Where Your Money Goes

Our goal is to provide the best care possible for all animals in our care.  Public donations not only provides food and medication but also enriched environments to ensure a successful release back to the wild. All of our animals receive large portions of natural feeds as much as possible, including fruit, salmon and produce.  Enrichment for bear cubs includes anything from logs to climb, honeycomb to discover, and berry bushes. Caring for the bears requires trained, qualified Animal Care staff to clean and feed these cubs, to ensure they are properly rehabilitated. Strict protocols are required to have a successful release, so volunteers may not have access or assist with their care. As Winter approaches, your donations also provide them with natural materials so they can build and prepare their dens for hibernation.

After the bears are released, the enclosures need to be fully cleaned and upgraded. Bears are rough on their homes! We currently only have 3 secured enclosures to safely house our little cubs. As they grow, they can easily reach weights of anywhere from 160 to 220 pounds. Their homes must be maintained in order to receive any new little cubs in need.

When our BC native mammals are injured or orphaned, Critter Care is there to help. While raising and caring for these beautiful animals is very costly, we treasure the opportunity and take this task very seriously. All your donations to the Save Our Bear fund goes to helping raise these cubs, and maintain a safe, healthy environment for them while in our care. It's your donations that allow us to maintain this standard of care and rehabilitation.