Sault Ste. Marie black bear cub's road to recovery
The Bear With Us Centre, a wildlife sanctuary in Sprucedale, Ont.,is caring for a young black bear that was shot in the head, an injury that required specialized surgery and care before officials could consider returning the animal to the wild.
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Sault Ste. Marie black bear cub being cared for at Bear With Us Centre Dr. Sherri Cox from the National Wildlife Centre arrives at the Bear With Us Centre in Sprucedale, Ont., on June 21, 2025, to assess an injured black bear cub captured in the Sault Ste. Marie District. (Bear With Us Centre for Bears - Rehabilitation, Education, Sanctuary/Facebook)
Sault Ste. Marie black bear cub being cared for at Bear With Us Centre Dr. Sherri Cox from the National Wildlife Centre assesses an injured black bear cub captured in the Sault Ste. Marie District at the Bear With Us Centre in Sprucedale, Ont., on June 21, 2025. (Bear With Us Centre for Bears - Rehabilitation, Education, Sanctuary/Facebook)
Sault Ste. Marie black bear cub being cared for at Bear With Us Centre An infected gunshot wound from the jawline of a black bear cub captured in the Sault Ste. Marie District. (Bear With Us Centre for Bears - Rehabilitation, Education, Sanctuary/Facebook)
Sault Ste. Marie black bear cub being cared for at Bear With Us Centre X-rays showing an orphaned black bear cub in the Sault Ste. Marie District was shot in the head. The bullet broke the bear’s left lower mandible, removed two molars and left fragments in its face and neck. (Bear With Us Centre for Bears - Rehabilitation, Education, Sanctuary/Facebook)
Sault Ste. Marie black bear cub being cared for at Bear With Us Centre X-rays showing an orphaned black bear cub in the Sault Ste. Marie District was shot in the head. The bullet broke the bear’s left lower mandible, removed two molars and left fragments in its face and neck. (Bear With Us Centre for Bears - Rehabilitation, Education, Sanctuary/Facebook)
Sault Ste. Marie black bear cub being cared for at Bear With Us Centre Dr. Sherri Cox and Dr. Dana Cox from the National Wildlife Centre perform surgery on an injured black bear cub that was shoot in the Sault Ste. Marie District at the Bear With Us Centre in Sprucedale, Ont., in September 2025. (Bear With Us Centre for Bears - Rehabilitation, Education, Sanctuary/Facebook)
Sault Ste. Marie black bear cub being cared for at Bear With Us Centre Dr. Sherri Cox and Dr. Dana Cox from the National Wildlife Centre perform surgery on an injured black bear cub that was shoot in the Sault Ste. Marie District at the Bear With Us Centre in Sprucedale, Ont., in September 2025. (Bear With Us Centre for Bears - Rehabilitation, Education, Sanctuary/Facebook)
Sault Ste. Marie black bear cub being cared for at Bear With Us Centre Dr. Sherri Cox and Dr. Dana Cox from the National Wildlife Centre perform surgery on an injured black bear cub that was shoot in the Sault Ste. Marie District at the Bear With Us Centre in Sprucedale, Ont., in September 2025. (Bear With Us Centre for Bears - Rehabilitation, Education, Sanctuary/Facebook)
Sault Ste. Marie black bear cub being cared for at Bear With Us Centre Two tooth roots removed by doctors Sherri Cox and Dana Cox from the National Wildlife Centre from shattered molars of an injured black bear cub captured in the Sault Ste. Marie District in June 2025. Image taken September 5, 2025. (Bear With Us Centre for Bears - Rehabilitation, Education, Sanctuary/Facebook)
Sault Ste. Marie black bear cub being cared for at Bear With Us Centre X-rays showing doctors Sherri Cox and Dana Cox from the National Wildlife Centre had successfully removed two tooth roots from shattered molars in an injured black bear cub captured in the Sault Ste. Marie District. (Bear With Us Centre for Bears - Rehabilitation, Education, Sanctuary/Facebook)
