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Bear Cub With Mange Abandoned on Cuesta Grade

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NEAR SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif- State wildlife biologists rescued an orphaned bear cub near the top of the Cuesta Grade.

A Department of Fish and Game warden found the five-month-old female bear cub in a tree near Highway 101 and Tassajara Creek Road on Saturday.

The cub's mother was likely killed by a car, although Fish and Game says it has not found any dead bears in the area. The cub weighs nine pounds and has a bad case of mange, but officials say it is doing okay.

This is the second orphaned bear cub found in two years at the same location.

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