Coquitlam Triplets

On the morning of October 12 a mother bear and her three cubs were attracted to an unsecured dumpster near a school. While eating garbage two of the cubs became trapped in the dumpster and began to cry. Conservation Officers arrived on the scene and quickly located and sedated mom and one cub. Once mom and one of the cubs were in a trap they were able to sedate the two cubs in the dumpster. The decision was made to euthanize the mom, as she had been getting into peoples garbage for the last month, and bring all three cubs to Critter Care. 

The three bear cubs, all girls, were given full exams and were found to be in excellent condition. Once awake the girls began to test the cage to see if they could get out, and once that failed, bawled at the top of their lungs for their mother. Mom would not be coming though.

After 48hours in isolation, the sisters, named Kira, Rose, and Kaymona, were allowed into the main bear enclosure of our second bear pen. Kira, Rose, and Kaymona always hide when they hear their caretakers coming, which is exactly what Critter Care want them to do. They now share their enclosure with two other bears – Sabbath from North Vancouver, and Jeanette from Whistler. The triplets are still getting to know their new den mates, and are still settling into their new temporary home.