Irresponsibility, selfishness, ignorance… young people pull bear cubs from a tree to take a few selfies

A group of people pulling bear cubs out of a tree for a few selfies. Twitter Screenshot – @TND

On Tuesday, April 16, 2024, a group of people pulled bear cubs from a tree to take photos in North Carolina. The scene was filmed by a witness and sent to the police, who intervened as well as a biologist.

On Tuesday April 16, 2024, a group of people were filmed pulling bear cubs from a tree to take photos. One of the animals was captured before being dropped to the ground. He then fled, trying to cross the fence.

"They chased him after that to try to get him back, but eventually a maintenance worker intervened and told them to leave. rsquo;stop", Rachel Staudt tells ABC News. The 21-year-old young woman, who witnessed the scene, called the police and provided them with the video as proof.

"It’s just ignorance, total selfishness"

Biologist Ashley Hobbs intervened and found the bear cub in a retention pond. He was "wet and cold" and "alone for some time&quot ;. "The bear probably had a traumatic experience", adds the specialist. The animal was temporarily hosted in a center, while it recovers, and will soon be released into the wild.

"We tracked down the people who pulled the bear from the tree and explained to them how irresponsible and potentially deadly it was that this cub is separated from its mother", continues the biologist. Indeed, it is not uncommon for a woman to place her babies in a tree at this time of year.

Help Asheville Bears founder Jody Williams called on abc13news< /em> to better educate the population and to take this video as an example of what we should definitely not do. "It’s just ignorance, total selfishness. This is not what we are talking about when we talk about coexistence (between animals and humans)", she adds.