Manitoba black bear cubs arrive at rescue [Video]

A Manitoba black bear rescue has taken in triplet cubs after their mother was shot and killed by a poacher.

Judy Stearns, owner of Black Bear Rescue Manitoba, said the two males and one female were found south of Swan River, Man. earlier this week. Their mother was shot and left on a nearby road.

People who live in the area saw the cubs, and were concerned for their wellbeing.

“(The cubs) apparently were with her when she was killed, and hung around her dead body for a while,” Stearns told CTV News Winnipeg in an interview Wednesday.

The residents contacted Manitoba conservation officers, who trapped the bears and arranged to transport them to Stearns.

The bears are still scared and confused as they settle into their new home, she said.

“It’s pretty evident to anyone who would see them that they’re quite shaken up and traumatized by this, and …