ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Three bear cubs were left without a momma bear after she was struck and killed on I-64 Saturday night.
Virginia State Police came to the rescue! VSP Trooper Nathan Combs, BARC Electric and Jimmy Southers Auto Towing & Repairs were able to get the orphaned cubs down from a tree off I-64 in Rockbridge County.
The cubs enjoyed an Easter feast at the Wildlife Center of Virginia on Sunday.
3 orphaned bear cubs are safe & enjoying an #Easter feast at @WCVtweets tonight thx to the efforts of #VSP #Trooper Nathan Combs, @BARCElectric & Jimmy Southers Auto Towing & Repairs. They were rescued this AM from a tree off I64 in #Rockingham Co. #Virginia. pic.twitter.com/Us96HEBBIe
— VA State Police (@VSPPIO) April 12, 2020
(Information from WRIC.com)