Peter and Angelika Langen from Northern Lights Wildlife Society in Smithers brought a rescue team to Prince George to capture as many orphaned bears as they could.
A video below shows Peter retrieving a sedated 'Mickey' from a tree at Elgin Place in the Hart on Thursday.
Neighbours had come together to continually keep track of Mickey and were able to offer his exact location to the baby bear rescuers.
“And by the time we got there, we knew exactly where he was,” Angelika said Friday.
“It was really great how they worked together to help this little bear.”
In Quesnel, one orphan was caught in a trap and two others were captured after a report came in that mama bear had been killed on the highway. The Northern Lights Wildlife Society team responded quickly and were able to capture the two babies right off the side of the highway before they wandered off.
The three orphans from Quesnel and one from Prince George will be taken to the wildlife sanctuary in Smithers and traps set in Fort Fraser, Burns Lake and Houston will be checked on the return to trip to scoop up any more wayward orphan cubs.
The Northern Lights team came up for two days during the last week of September, too, and managed to save four cubs on that trip.
Take a look at the final steps of the successful rescue in Prince George:
All rescues have to be approved by the Conservation Officer Service, but don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions or report a sighting by calling Angelika at 1-250-877-1181.
