Orphaned Cubs Reunited with Nature After Months of Rehabilitation

Two orphaned mountain lion cubs return to California wild

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. (CBS, KYMA) - Two orphaned mountain lion cubs were released back into the wild on September 18 after five months of rehabilitation in San Diego County, California. The footage and press release was provided to Storyful by the San Diego Humane Society. In the release, the humane society said the cubs were originally found alone and malnourished in March. They were safely trapped and transferred to San Diego Humane Society…

Two mountain lions that were found malnourished and alone as cubs are released back into the wild

Two mountain lions that were orphaned as cubs have been released back into the San Diego County wilderness. Human interaction was kept to a minimum throughout the rehabilitation process.

‘Didn’t want anything to do with us’: Orphaned mountain lions released near Ramona

They had learned to hunt and doubled in size. After nearly six months of care at the Ramona Wildlife Center, it was time for a pair of orphaned mountain lions to be released.  On a patch of public land north of Ramona earlier this month, Angela Hernandez-Cusick watched with a group of wildlife experts as the door to each cub’s carrier was opened. Both cougars stepped out and dashed off.  It was just what everyone had hoped for. “Thankfully they …

Orphaned cubs reunited with nature after months of rehabilitation

The young lions were released into a suitable habitat in San Diego County on Sept. 18, after more than five months of rehabilitation. (Photo courtesy of San Diego Humane Society) Two mountain lion cubs that arrived at San Diego Humane Society’s Ramona Wildlife Center as orphans in March are back where they belong — in the wild. The young lions were released into a suitable habitat in San Diego County on Sept. 18, after more than five months of r…

Pair of orphaned mountain lion cubs return to wild

RAMONA, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) -- Two orphaned mountain lion cubs, who were housed at San Diego Humane Society’s Ramona Wildlife Center since March, have been returned to the wild. The cubs were released Thursday, Sept. 18, into a suitable habitat located in San Diego County. The orphans arrived at the Wildlife Center after they were found alone and malnourished. The pair was then safely trapped by the UC Davis California Carnivores Program in coor…

San Diego Humane Society’s Ramona Wildlife Center releases pair of mountain lion cubs back into wild

A pair of mountain lion cubs, initially found alone and malnourished was released back into the wild on Sept. 18 after months-long rehabilitation in Ramona.