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Tahoe bear cub surgery a success

Published: July 20, 2013 By: admin, In: News, 1 Comment

Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care vet Kevin Willitts performed surgery on a bear cub Friday.

The 6-month-old cub was rescued by BEAR League volunteers, Truckee police and animal control officers near Truckee after it climbed a tree after having been hit by a car about a week earlier.

The cub had two broken legs. He is expected to fully recover at LTWC near South Lake Tahoe.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report

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Denise Upton says - Posted: July 21, 2013

Actually the cub had a SINGLE broken leg but broken in 2 places on one leg. Other reports stated he was 39 years old????? But that was his suspected weight NOT age! The bigger picture is that multiple agencies WORKED TOGETHER to get this cub to LTWC where he’s got a long recovery & a BIG cast on his leg! But again- Thanks to everyone working together he has a second chance!