A three-month-old Iberian brown bear cub has been rescued in Asturias after it became separated from its mother and two siblings.
The regional department for the environment reported that the youngster had first been spotted last Wednesday wandering on its own.
Forest guards wanted to prioritise finding the cub’s mother so the family could be reunited.
They kept the young bear, which weighs just two kilos, under observation as it roamed in woods in the mountainous municipality of Teverga but her mother could not be found.
Fearing that the cub would become severely dehydrated, they decided to take it to a veterinary clinic in Oviedo.
The youngster, who has been named Alba (Dawn), was given a clean bill of health and transferred to the wild animal recovery centre in Cantabria.
Spain’s brown bear foundation (FOP) explained that this facility specialises in rearing young bears which have been separated from their mothers.
They keep contact to a minimum so the cubs do not become accustomed to the presence of humans.
When Alba is old enough she will be released into the wild once more in Asturias.
Photo. Principado de Asturias
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