A recording confirms that the cub of the bear attacked by a male in Palencia is still alive

The cub is still alive.

The surveillance cameras installed in the surroundings of the Palentina Mountain cave where the wounded bear took refuge after fighting with a male brown bear have confirmed that the cub remains with its mother.

The still infant was protected by the plantigrade when almost a week ago a bear attacked them, which ended up dying off a cliff ―it is common for males in heat to try to kill the cubs so that the females return to the reproductive cycle―.

The bear also fell over the cliff, but survived, although now the team deployed among the cliffs seeks to know how she is in health to help her.

So far they have left food and water in the cave where mother and calf have taken refuge.

The environmental agents deployed by the Ministry of the Environment of the Junta de Castilla y León, in coordination with the Fundación Oso Pardo, have certified the good news through recordings of Thursday night.

The bear cub has been registered thanks to those cameras installed in front of the cave where they have taken refuge, practically inaccessible.

Specialists insist that the bear, who is protecting her calf and is probably injured, poses a danger to people who come looking for information about her condition.

The next step in the operation consists of continuing to provide food and water support to the mammals and, as indicated by the Ministry in a statement, "try to check the extent of the bear's injuries to assess its viability, or if, on the contrary, the cub had to be captured to achieve its survival and taken to specialized facilities until it reaches the appropriate weight and age.

The cub is barely half a year old and continues to need to suckle from its mother until its instinct sharpens and it can feed on its own.

On previous occasions in which these omnivores are orphaned, attempts have been made to raise the specimens until they can fend for themselves, always ensuring that they have minimal contact with humans.

The Board has recalled that this alternative breeding method worked between 2019 and 2020 with

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two ursids that, "after passing through the semi-free acclimatization facilities that the Board owns on the Valsemana farm (León), could be reintroduced successfully in the Cantabrian mountain range”.

Now we still have to know how the mother is and thus gauge what future awaits the cub.

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