Bear Cub Uses Snout To Walk After Losing Paw In Poacher's Snare In India

Heartbreaking footage shows a young bear cub struggling to walk and having to use her nose as a crutch after losing her front leg to a poacher's snare. The small female cub, just three months old, was found wandering alone in a forest in India. Whimpering in pain, the bear can be seen in clear distress in the footage (see above). The little sloth bear was rescued after locals in Amoni village, Bhopal, alerted the Forest Department to her presence. The bear cub, who has since been named Rose by her rescuers, had been making frequent visits to the village in search of food and was becoming progressively thinner and finding it more and more difficult to walk because of her mangled leg.

Local officials contacted veterinarian Dr Niraj Dahe at the Van Vihar Bear Rescue Centre.

The facility, managed by Wildlife SOS of India and funded by UK-based charity International Animal Rescue (IAR), is home to 28 rescued dancing bears and provides them with a peaceful retirement after years of pain and neglect on India’s streets.

Dr Niraj said: “We’re giving her some time to settle into her new surroundings, as she is currently deeply traumatised and very frightened.”

It is not known what happened to Rose's mother.


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Something quite sick about people that do this to animals