Pleasant Valley Bear Cub Hit By Car, On The Path to Recovery Thanks to Local Animal Rescue

Bear Cub Hit By Car in Pleasant Valley, New York

Friends of the Feathered and Furry Wildlife Center took to social media last week to share a Dutchess County rescue story.

According to the organizations Facebook page a young bear cub was hit by a car in the Pleasant Valley area. 2 of their volunteers,  Joe and Michelle,  arrived in the Dutchess County town and found "the cub lying in the street unable to move."

The Facebook post continues adding that the volunteers secured the cub safely in a dog crate "so not to hurt himself further." In the crate, the cub was transported to Feathered and Furry Wildlife Center in Prattsville, NY.

Once the bear cub arrived, teams got to work assessing the bears injuries.

Pleasant Valley Bear Cub on The Road to Recovery

While at FFF, the bear cub was examined by Dr. Laura Jaworski.

While the cub did suffer some head trauma, Dr. Jaworski told the wildlife rescue organization there were "no skull fractures, surprisingly", very thin, a little trauma to mouth and urinary/preputial infection."

However, the cub was covered in ticks which the organization noted the removal was "Not a job for the squeamish."

The first few days for the cub at Friends of the Feathered and Furry were "rocky" but it looks like with the proper "medication and supportive care" the cub is on the road to recovery.

The bear is now being monitored in an outdoor enclosure, where they will track his progress. Hopefully they will be able to move him to another enclosure with other orphaned bears current in the care of FFF.

Watch the full story of the rescue below:

Learn More About Friends of the Feathered and Furry Wildlife Center

Friends of the Feathered and Furry is a 501(c)3 "dedicated to helping injured and orphaned New York State wildlife" and according to their Facebook page is "headed by a multiple-licensed Rehabilitator."

If you have concerns about wildlife in your community you can always reach out FFF at (518) 989-6534 or (518) 965-1864.

Donations made to the organization help Friends of the Feathered and Furry rehab tons of animals throughout the year, like the bear cub you saw above.

Learn more about Friends of the Feathered and Furry at FFFwildlifecenter.org.