The Alaska Zoo has a new resident — for now, at least. A polar bear cub from currently in quarantine in Anchorage after it was found orphaned.
“The decision to remove this bear from the wild was not made lightly,” Service Polar Bear Program Lead David Gustine said. “Removing a bear is not a good outcome for the individual or the wild population, but we felt it was the best course of action in this situation.”
Lavin added that it’s unclear if the bear will stay at the Alaska Zoo. “It’s undetermined where he’s going to go. We would like to keep him here, obviously that would be fantastic for us, we would love to keep him,” Lavin said. “But it’s not entirely up to us, all we can do is ask. So I don’t know where hes going to go right now, all I know is he has to quarantine for these 6 months, and after that we’ll see what happens.
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