Injured Bear Cub Rescued From Highway, Taken To Grafton Hospital

GRAFTON, MA — A bear cub found injured on Route 2 in Erving Thursday evening has been rescued and taken to Tufts Animal Hospital in Grafton for treatment, Erving police said on Facebook Friday morning.

Officers said they found the baby bear with a significant leg and foot injury and "a protective mama bear concerned for her cub" nearby.

The cub was "in need of human intervention for a chance at recovery," so police—with the help of the Shelburne Control 911 Dispatch Center—connected with a biologist in Hubbardton, after which the cub was turned over to MASS Wildlife and taken to the hospital.

"From there the cub will hopefully move on to a rehabilitation center in New Hampshire," police said. "The rehabilitation center will give the cub the best opportunity to heal with the hope of being released back into the wild within a year."

Photos released by the department show Erving Police Department's Officer Brandon Bryant, who responded with Sergeant Adam Paicos, carefully removing the bear from the road and to safety.

"Good luck little one," police said.