{"id":68266,"date":"2016-11-15T23:58:25","date_gmt":"2016-11-16T06:58:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/orphaned-cub-found-in-dolores-to-get-company\/"},"modified":"2016-11-16T06:58:25","modified_gmt":"2016-11-16T06:58:25","slug":"orphaned-cub-found-in-dolores-to-get-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/orphaned-cub-found-in-dolores-to-get-company\/","title":{"rendered":"Orphaned cub found in Dolores to get company"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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This cub was orphaned Oct. 13 after its mother was killed by a vehicle on Colorado Highway 145 near Dolores. The kitten will be joined by a another orphaned cub at wildlife rehabilitation center in Silt before being released into the wild together.<\/span>Montezuma County Sheriff\u2019s Office<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

A mountain lion cub rescued near Dolores on Oct. 13 will be paired with another orphaned cub at the Schneegas Wildlife Foundation rehabilitation center in Silt, reports Colorado Parks and Wildlife.<\/p>\n

The Dolores cub\u2019s was mother was killed by a motorist on Colorado Highway 145 while carrying her kitten. Montezuma County Sheriff\u2019s deputies rescued the cub, and it was delivered to the rehab center.<\/p>\n

Colorado Parks and Wildlife officer Michael Sirochman said another orphaned cub at the Frisco Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Del Norte will be sent to the Schneegas center to join the Dolores cub. That cub lost his mother near Golden.<\/p>\n

\u201cPairing them up is a benefit because they can learn from each other and grow up knowing their own kind,\u201d Sirochman said by phone.<\/p>\n

The young cubs will be fattened up in captivity for six months to a year, then released to the wild together.<\/p>\n

To make sure they don\u2019t get accustomed to humans, the cubs are kept in an enclosure that doesn\u2019t allow them to see or hear their caretakers.<\/p>\n

Before they are released, they learn to catch prey such as mice and rabbits. The young lions will likely be released in spring when there are natural, young prey in the wild.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey will have experience catching prey, and will be able to help each other out and make the adjustment to the wild,\u201d Sirochman said. \u201cIn general, the success rate for is very good for mountain lion cubs released back into the wild.\u201d<\/p>\n

They will be ear-tagged and micro-chipped so they can be identified at a later date.<\/p>\n

In July, Parks and Wildlife captured two bear cubs after their mother was killed on U.S. Highway 491 near Dove Creek. The cubs are being rehabilitated at the Frisco Creek center and will be released into the wild this spring, possibly in Southwest Colorado. The cubs will first be placed in an artificial den that will be built in the remote backcountry.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is their natural instinct to den up and hibernate,\u201d said local CPW officer Matt Thorpe.<\/p>\n

Once spring arrives, they will push away a hay bale, and their return to the wild becomes official.<\/p>\n

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