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The Idaho Black Bear Rehabilitation Centre 
Run by self-taught rehabilitator Sally Maughan, the Idaho Black Bear Rehabilitation Centre rescues cubs whose mothers have been killed by hunters or in road accidents and equips them with the skills they need to survive in the wild.
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Orphaned cub study a first for Canada  
A groundbreaking WSPA study will assess the viability of rehabilitation programs by tracking a pair of bears post-release using radio telemetry equipment. Two female black bears named 'Jemima' and 'Juneau', were released into a remote area of Alberta at the beginning of July 2001, will be the test subjects in this historic research project.

The black bears were orphaned in 1999 and were returned to the forests of Alberta
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Dolphins released into the wild 
NICARAGUA Gerardo Huertas could hardly believe his eyes as he watched Bluefield and Nica swim off into the wide-open sea. "This is the second time we've sown up in an emergency and returned two dolphins from hell to freedom in the past year, he thought to himself. Though a storm raged around them, the two rescued dolphins leapt playfully among the waves before eventually swimming off to find their family pod, which waited nearby. A boatload of WSPA staff and Nicaraguan soldiers cheered them on.
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