Welch dons a fur coat, leather gloves and a bear mask for work these days, then enters an enclosure to feed and fawn over a 5 ...

Beyond their bear costumes, staff have also created two habitats for the cub - one inside and one enclosed outside - that ...

A Ramona Wildlife Center pygmy hippo that was rescued more than two decades ago broke a world record this weekend by becoming ...

This bear cub's parents are a large plush bear and a human in a bear costume. Hey, it's no biggie – they're just another ...

Welch and her team at the San Diego Humane Society use costumed caregivers to rehabilitate an orphaned black bear cub in ...

Officials expect the cub likely will need to remain in care for up to a year. At some point he will be put into an outdoor ...

In Southern California, a team from the San Diego Humane Society is using costumed caregiving to nurture an orphaned bear cub ...

The San Diego Humane Society announced that it took in a 2-month-old black bear cub, which was described as 'weak' and ...

Officials at a Southern California wildlife center celebrated a significant milestone on May 25, as a pygmy hippo housed at ...

At a wildlife center in San Diego, caretakers of a black bear cub are using extraordinary measures to keep him from becoming reliant on humans, including donning masks and vintage fur coats.

An orphaned black bear cub in California is being cared for by biologists in fur coats and bear masks Autumn Welch dons a fur coat, leather gloves and a bear mask for work these days, then enters ...

When he arrived, the cub was “extremely fragile,” said Autumn Welch, wildlife operations manager at the center. “After going several days without nutrition, it was touch-and-go at first.” ...