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Escaped Bear Cub ‘Tamarack' Burned In Wildfire Found Near Lake Tahoe

The Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care Center released a photo Thursday of the bandaged cub it said was spotted by "some sharp-eyed hikers."

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A bear cub that was taken in for treatment after it suffered burns in a wildfire. Officials at the wildlife center at Lake Tahoe said Thursday they’re optimistic they can rescue the cub a second time after it escaped from the facility.
A bear cub that was taken in for treatment after it suffered burns in a wildfire. Officials at the wildlife center at Lake Tahoe said Thursday they’re optimistic they can rescue the cub a second time after it escaped from the facility. (CBS)

By CBS San Francisco Staff:

RENO (AP) — An injured bear cub that escaped from a Lake Tahoe wildlife care center where he was being treated for burns suffered in a wildfire has been sighted clinging to a tree and officials at the center said Thursday they’re optimistic he can be rescued a second time.

A spokesman for the Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care Center in South Lake Tahoe said they’ve been following up on several reports the past two days of sightings of the cub, nicknamed “Tamarack” after the Sierra wildfire that burned his paws last month.

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The center released a photo Thursday of the bandaged cub it said was spotted by “some sharp-eyed hikers.”

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