Kathryn Kelton, A Grizzly Tale (ANIMAL & NATURE 2020)

Orphaned grizzly bears were being put down with the thinking they would not survive on their own in the wild. A trial program was set up at Grouse Mountain to see if orphaned cubs could make it through their first winter. The trial was a success and cubs are now "rescued" rather than destroyed. Meet the first two surviving cubs, now 17 years old, Grinder and Cooler.

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