Learn About Bear Cubs Ready To Hibernate
Great NEWS
Our bigger cubs, 8 in total including Bubbles, are ready to hibernate. They are too lazy to get up in the morning and sleeping longer and longer. We are now cutting back their food and have placed these gorgeous Christmas trees in their enclosure. They will use these trees to block off their dens and get comfy for the winter’s snooze! Smart bear, eh? That’s 8 going down and 14 to go!
Thank you
A very special thanks to
Lynn at @DogwoodChristmasTreeFarm
in Langley who has donated as many trees as we need for our bears (and the otters will need a few too). We are very grateful for their generous donation.
Thank you so much!!! They have a huge selection of fabulous Christmas trees on their 20 acre farm (so many gorgeous trees! - check out their Facebook page!).
Brandon and Ethan, our intern from the UK, went to do the Cut and Carry deed today.
Save Our Bears
If you would like to Save Our Bears and donate a little to help build their sorely need enclosure see Care for the Animals.
Critter Care Wildlife Society News
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As the winter snow finally melts away, our bears have begun to wake from their winter dormancy period. Unlike true hibernation, black bears enter a state called "torpor." Torpor is a period of deep lethargy where their metabolic rate, heart rate, and breathing rate slow down significantly.
If you received our previous newsletters in the mail, you probably remember our two bobcat kittens, Teetonka and Kaya. These Mission-native sisters have completed their journey with us and have now been released back into the wild.
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