Bear Cub Finds Itself On A Busy Highway But Gets Saved By Mom Just In Time

Moms are always there for their babies...

Damjan

• Published in Animal Stories
• December 19, 2021

Highways are great when you want to quickly drive from one place to another, but many of them intersect important animal migration routes. That creates a big problem.

Animals want to do what their instincts tell them. After all - they've had them since forever, and we had built these roads a couple of decades ago.

So, the wild animals cross our streets and very often cause accidents. The authorities try to prevent animals from crossing the roads by placing fences, but many times they act as traps.

They are easy to skip from the outside, and once the animal finds itself on the asphalt, it can't jump the fence again and flee to safety. A panicking animal is never good to meet, especially on high-speed roads.

Their behavior can't be predicted, and while trying to escape, they often go straight into the incoming cars. At high speeds, a collision with a large animal can be lethal both for the animal and the people in the car.

That's why we should always be careful when driving through the country and would nature. Drive slowly and enjoy wonderful scenery and wildlife.

Just like Ricky Forbes, a tornadohunter.com crew member, did.

A bear cub was trapped on a busy road

While driving through Kootenay National Park in the Canadian Rockies, he noticed a black bear cub on the road. He stopped to see if it needed its help but quickly saw the cub's mom. She carefully plucks her little cub out of harm's way. The footage shows that passing drivers were aware of the hazard and were driving slowly in case that the little cub decided to make a run for it. Thanks to their careful driving, the cub was safe and sound with its mom.

But, luckily, mom was there

The number of animals killed in the US has been estimated at one million per day. Roadkill is estimated to be responsible for 50% of deaths of Florida panthers and is the leading cause of badger deaths in the UK.

In addition, roadkill significantly impacts the population of many threatened species, including wolves, koalas, and eastern quoll. In Tasmania and Australia, the most common species affected by roadkill are brushtail possums and Tasmanian pademelons.

She gently picked her baby up and took it to safety

Watch the video here:

The video was shared with a caption:

“Driving through British Columbia's Kootenay National Park we stopped to capture a shot of a baby bear on the highway only to get much more of a show. While watching the cub we saw the mama bear stick it's head over the barrier to save it's young from its dangerous predicament. It almost looks like she looks both ways first! A very amazing sight to see.”

This story had a happy ending, but many similar stories don't. You should always be careful when driving in areas where you can encounter wild animals on the road.

Life is funny sometimes. Tornado hunters were cruising around and trying to capture images of these forces of nature. But they’ve encountered the most powerful force of nature – a mother’s love and determination to save her baby.

Damjan