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09/01/2012

The Daily Beast - Saving "Boo Boo" Bear - September 1, 2012

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Joe Jaszewski/Idaho Statesman/MCT

Idaho Department of Fish and Game veterinarian Mark Drew bandages the paws of "Boo Boo," a bear cub that was found by firefighters battling the Mustang Fire near Salmon, August 28, 2012, at the Garden Valley U.S. Forest Ranger Station in Garden Valley, Idaho.


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REUTERS/USFS/Kari Greer/Handout

The cub, who is about four months old, was injured in the Mustang Complex Fire.  Efforts to locate the cub's mother were unsuccessful.

 

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Joe Jaszewski/Idaho Statesman/MCT

Idaho Department of Fish and Game veterinarian Mark Drew, examines "Boo Boo".  Drew said that the cub has second-degree burns on all four of his paws and needs daily medical care for the next four to six weeks.

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Posted by at 12:00:00 AM in Animals, Current Affairs, Photography, Rescue

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