Rescued bear cub found near Kamloops makes 900+ km trip to northern B.C.

KAMLOOPS — An abandoned bear cub found near Heffley Lake, about 43 kilometres north of Kamloops, will now live in the care of the Northern Lights Wildlife Society in Smithers after being treated at the BC Wildlife Park.

In a post to social media last week, the Northern Lights Wildlife Society said the male cub was found alone on Sunday (March 22).

Rescue volunteers left the cub overnight in hopes that his mother would return, but by morning, he was unresponsive and cold in the same spot.

After rescuers transported the cub to the BC Wildlife Park in Kamloops, the the Northern Lights Wildlife Society says the team then took him into their care and went to Quesnel to meet other volunteers for bear milk replacer. The team then continued their journey to the Northern Lights Wildlife Society facility in Smithers.