Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care releases bear cubs into the wild

Two black bear cubs confiscated from a suspected poacher have been returned to the wilderness. The cubs spent seven months at a Lake Tahoe wildlife center with almost no human contact and now they are big enough to make it on their own. Here is the story of their release only on ABC7 News.

It is a big day for some bear cubs that almost did not get to grow up. They were found last summer at a Nevada County gas station, taken from a man charged with illegally killing their mother. They weighed just 15 pounds each and would have no chance alone in the forest.

So they were brought to the only certified bear rehabilitation facility in California -- the Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care, run by Cheryl and Tom Millham.

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