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Deb in PA

11:38

Lavender peeking through the leaves! So good to see her! (WCV)

Connor Gillespie, WCV

11:38

We have a cub update!

https://wildlifecenter.org/patients/black-bear-cubs-2026/2026-10-09

11:44

Also, I asked the rehabilitation team about the timeline for placing the two Bobcats together. Once the veterinary team gives them the all-clear, they plan to open up LMI 1 and let Bobcat #26-3631 settle into that side. Then they will open up the chute so they can be together and have access to both sides.

Deb in PA

11:45

Connor, great update on the cubs! Almost 1000 lbs of food a week...that's a lot of food!! No wonder they're packing on the pounds!

Kar from PA I am in my glory...this is my time of year!

Angelkitty

11:45

Wow! Cubs are very high in the trees! Thanks for the update and videos!

Deb in PA

11:47

Connor, great news on the Bobcats! 3631 has been climbing the walls of the chute all morning. She's ready to expand her horizons! Can't wait to see the two of them together!

jakermo

12:11

So cool about the CUBS getting in the Trees!! Woo Hoo!!!

12:12

Oh my Gosh!! This is the time we live for!!! Well, that and see the little cubbies when they come in. And the Bobkittens, and ......... It's amazing to see how serious the Cubs get over the food. I hope they throw out enough for the smaller cubs. OH, and many thanks to Connor and Alison and all the others for keeping us Updated!!

Oh! I forgot to mention that Buddy is looking extremely Handsome. Thank you for putting him in Cam view.

Lydia Virginia

1:51

Thanks for the cub update and videos. and also the news about the bobcats! 🐻 🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐈🐈

Connor Gillespie, WCV

1:54

We had a surprise visitor at the Center this morning!

1:55

This is NOT one of our cubs. It is a wild bear that was passing through and got spooked when it saw Haley.

Lydia Virginia

2:34

LOL. The wild bear passing through probably smelled all the cub goodies and wants in that yard.

Haley, WCV

2:34

Quite the shock as I was walking behind the building...

Deb in PA

2:50

Haley, speaking as a person who has bear come into our yard (and beside my car parked in the carport...!!) it's always a shock and your mind goes blank for a few seconds!

LOL, Bobcat Kitten never goes by the hollow log without checking for a morsel in there!

Bobcats times 2! Side by side! (WCV)

jakermo

2:51

Haley, did you first think it was one of ours????

Alison, WCV

2:51

The thought crossed everyone's minds at first! She said she couldn't see ear tags, but it was also moving so quickly that it was hard to tell. The rehab team promptly went up to the bear yard to make sure everyone was accounted for to be sure.

Haley, WCV

3:00

I did immediately look at its ears to see if there were tags! But yes, Sarah Densmore quickly responded to my radio call and went up to check the bears!

SharonShneyer, Philadelphia

2:56

Connor thank you for the Buddy and King's video. I had to mention in the comments that Buddy's Palace came about because of the funds raised from Congowings calendar. I get a little weepy when I see her calendar. My bird calendar in the kitchen has Congowings calendar behind it. She was so dedicated in everything she did, I hope her family and mini Congowings (Kelly), knows how much she was/is still appreciated. MAYBE a yearly Congowings celebration which could be combined with a fundraiser of some sorts, but I wouldn't want to burden an already overworked rehab staff.

Deb in PA

2:56

Cub says, "Nope, I don't see any stray bears out there!" (WCV)

Lydia Virginia

3:01

We used to have wild bears come to drink from our pond when we lived on the mountain ridge

3:22

Here is a capture caught by our trail cam of a sow and her 2 cubs coming to drink from our pond back when we lived on the mountain ridge. I miss it!

Angelkitty

5:31

Lydia, what a wonderful photo of mom bear and her cubs!

Deb in PA

5:31

Just saw one of the cubs coming down out of a tree. Must still be looking for that wild bear Haley saw! (Wonder if it was a cute male bear?) LOL

Lydia, your bears are so much cuter than the ones that visit us!

KP in ORF

5:31

Now CN can worry about the bears climbing high. They do, there is video proof!

DaveinMissouri

5:44

Thanks to the Wildlife Center of Virginia for the cams today in remembrance of Gordan Eidem and to Derek Flory with Mountain Valley Homes Team & Kline May Realty.

Lydia's and Debs bears are cool!:)

Cool bear that ran past Haley, lol!

Ursa

6:31

Alison, thanks for that gorgeous close-up of the cubs! Those guys are packing some pounds--love it! Connor and all--that is a super vid of the cubs eating and wow! the sound effects! Clearly, hyperphagia has taken the food foraging up a notch! Looking forward to the bobcat kittens joining one another. Agree w/ Jakermo this is a wonderful time of the year at the WCV!

jakermo

6:31

Lydia, I just saw the capture of the Bear Family from the Mountain!! Those were magical times.!!

Connor Gillespie, WCV

6:34

Well, it looks like the bear cubs won't be receiving their latest shipment of acorns ... it has already been claimed!