Rascal

Rascal arrived at Critter Care’s doors on June 9, 2011 from DeRoche. He was the first bear cub arriving this year, after the 16 bears from 2010 were released back into the wild.
No one is sure what happened to his mom, but one day he showed up in a gentleman’s yard. For three days Rascal lived in the yard, sleeping under the windowsill, and nibbling on grass with no mom in sight. Concerned about the little cub the gentleman walked up to Rascal, picked him up, placed him in a kennel, and then called the Conservation Officers Service, who then directed him to Critter Care.

Rascal arrived weighing in at an emaciated 7lbs. He was immediately given a dish of special bear milk that he quickly ate up. A quick trip to the vet gave Rascal a clean bill of health – all he needed was food and a safe place to grow up, which is exactly what he was going to get!

Rascal, earned his name because he loves to find and create mischief. Everything quickly became a toy (especially if it wasn’t a toy), thoroughly investigated, and destroyed.

He loves to play on his tire swing, his many hanging toys, and his three pet goldfish...