{"id":613725,"date":"2026-04-17T21:31:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T21:31:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/613725\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T21:31:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T21:31:17","slug":"neighbours-band-together-to-help-rescue-tiny-bear-cub-in-backyard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/613725\/","title":{"rendered":"Neighbours band together to help rescue tiny bear cub in backyard"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A group of neighbours living in Maple Ridge, B.C., are the reason a bear cub was rescued after they heard it screaming out in their backyards for days. <\/p>\n

Liz Silva first heard the animal early Tuesday morning and wasn\u2019t sure where it was coming from. <\/p>\n

\u201cI saw this tiny little bear, like, really small, probably about four, maybe five months old and he was just crying and crying and crying,\u201d Silva said. <\/p>\n

Hopeful that the mother would return, she kept monitoring it, kept her distance and called for help. \u00a0<\/p>\n

WATCH | Orphaned bear cub rescued from Maple Ridge backyard:\"\"<\/p>\n

Orphaned bear cub rescued from Maple Ridge backyard<\/p>\n

Maple Ridge neighours came together to watch over a baby bear cub that was bawling in their backyards. On Wednesday a wildlife rescue and rehabilitation organization came to rescue the orphaned bear.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the morning, I called conservation and explained the situation,\u201d Silva said. \u201cThey said, well, \u2018Let’s wait a couple of days to see if mom comes back now.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

The bear cub had not left by Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur biggest concern is that he’s going to become dehydrated,\u201d Silva said. \u201cI just wish something sooner would have been done instead of waiting so long.\u201d<\/p>\n

Her neighbour, Alana Lofgren, has also been keeping a watch out for the bear and heard the cub crying all day on Wednesday. <\/p>\n

\"bearThe houses have forested backyards where the bear cub was staying until his cries were heard on April 14, 2026. (Liz Silva)<\/p>\n

Silva decided to put a cardboard box with a blanket under her patio, should the bear need somewhere to go while it\u2019s raining. <\/p>\n

\u201cPulls at the heartstrings to see [it] crying,\u201d Silva said. <\/p>\n

Critter Care Wildlife Society, a wildlife rescue and rehabilitation organization in Langley, was able to rescue the bear cub on Wednesday afternoon after it says they were given permission from the Ministry of Environment and Parks. <\/p>\n

Unlikely to survive if left alone<\/p>\n

Ellie Lamb is a bear viewing guide in B.C. with more than 30 years of experience. She said the bear appears to be only a few months old. <\/p>\n

\"babyResidents watched from their homes for two days as a bear cub cried out in Maple Ridge. (Liz Silva)<\/p>\n

\u201cThey usually don’t live past three to five days due to lack of food, which would be the mother’s milk,” Lamb said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe other threat is going to be the coyotes that are howling in that area. So there’s a good chance that, unfortunately, a coyote will take them,\u201d Lamb said. <\/p>\n

Other bears could also pose a threat to the cub. <\/p>\n

\"babyThe bear cub was rescued on April 15, 2026, from the Maple Ridge backyard. (Liz Silva)<\/p>\n

\u201cThe cub is hanging out by homes, very close to particular homes, because that is where he’s safe,\u201d Lamb said. <\/p>\n

The cub would not be able to climb a tree, would be exhausted from crying and is unlikely to survive if left alone, Lamb added.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur hearts are definitely behind the survival of this cub.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":613726,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[64,63,128,338],"class_list":{"0":"post-613725","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wildlife","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-science","11":"tag-wildlife"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/613725","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=613725"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/613725\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/613726"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=613725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=613725"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=613725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}