Orphaned Bear Cubs Making Progress In Returning To Wild: Humane Society

Brown bear cubs play with their mother, at a wildlife park on April 27, 2007, in Poing, Germany, on April 27, 2007. Johannes Simon/Getty Images

RAMONA, Calif.—Six orphaned bear cubs receiving care at San Diego Humane Society’s Ramona Wildlife Center are showing promising progress in their outdoor enclosures, the center announced Nov. 11.

Four of the cubs were moved to outdoor enclosures on Oct. 21, joining two cubs who have been outside since Aug. 23. The cubs have to be at an appropriate weight and eating solid foods before transferring outside, according to the San Diego Humane Society.