Mama Bear Takes In Foster Cub After His Mom Dies

The male black bear cub was only about seven weeks old and weighed just under 2 pounds when he was found.

Wild bears have a ferocious reputation, but one mama bear just showed the softer side of her species. With the help of a few humans, she’s adopted a cub whose mom died tragically.

The bittersweet story began when a passing human heard the poor cub crying on the side of a road in eastern Tennessee — its mother had died after being hit by a car. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency teamed up with Appalachian Bear Rescue to find the little one and administer some much-needed TLC. 

According to a March 4 post on Appalachian Bear Rescue’s Facebook page, the male black bear cub was only about seven weeks old and weighed just under 2 pounds. The rescue took the baby in with the goal of releasing him to a new, wild mom. Workers dubbed him Peace Bear “because the world could sure use a little right now.”