Weighing in at just 2.8 lbs, “Shenandoah Bright” is the youngest and smallest orphaned bear cub that Idaho Black Bear Rehabilitation has ever accepted. Abandoned by her mother after their nesting site was destroyed, the little cub would surely have died without IBBR's skilled rehabilitation methods, honed from years of experience.

Founder and president Sally Maughan is currently bottle-feeding Shenandoah every two hours. As the cub grows and matures, she will eventually be transferred to an outdoor enclosure where she will live until she is ready for release, probably next spring.

WSPA has been a major supporter of IBBR's rehabilitation and release program and is pleased that this little cub will play an important role in teaching others how to successfully prepare orphaned cubs to survive on their own in the wild.

“I've always wanted to create a video to show other rehabilitators the methods I use, and explain the different stages of development that bears experience in their first year,” says Sally. “Shenandoah will be a wonderful subject because I'm starting out with her so young—we'll really be able to show the rehabilitation process from start to finish.”