He was all tucked away in a little corner …
Published on Oct 2, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Last month, workers at the St. Francis Hospital in Colorado Springs, Colorado, were shocked to find a baby black bear in their employee parking lot. Knowing the bear needed help, a hospital security guard quickly called Colorado Parks & Wildlife (CPW).
When Aaron Berscheid, a district wildlife manager for CPW’s Southeast Region, arrived at the scene, he didn’t see the bear at first. After searching around for a bit, he caught a glimpse of a little furry face peeking out from a hole in the concrete.
“When I got closer, I realized how small it was,” Berscheid told The Dodo.
While it’s actually not too uncommon for bears to wind up in parking lots in the Colorado Springs area, Berscheid had never seen a cub by themselves in a lot before.
All alone and terrified, the bear had burrowed into a tiny corner. If the hospital staff members hadn’t discovered the baby, the cub probably wouldn’t have made it on their own much longer.
“The bear was definitely scared and nervous,” Berscheid said. “Just kind of tucked up in there [with] sad puppy dog eyes.”
Berscheid and another district wildlife manager named Demetria Wright worked to carefully and safely remove the bear. From there, they transported the baby to the CPW office.
At the office, the wildlife managers found that the baby thankfully didn’t have any health concerns other than being underweight.
“It ended up weighing 22 pounds, which is very small for this time of year,” Berscheid said. “Usually they’ll be around 50 pounds or more, assuming they’re getting all the food that they need to thrive … The theory that I have is that this bear was either a runt of twins or more likely a runt of triplets.”
After the bear had some water and some time to decompress, it was time for them to head to Frisco Creek Animal Care, a wildlife rehabilitation center. At the center, the wildlife rehabilitators will help the bear grow big and strong in a safe environment.
“[T]he amount of human interaction is very, very minimal, which is good for these animals so that they don’t get reliant on human interaction in order to survive,” Berscheid said.
In about six months, once the bear is strong and self-sufficient enough to survive in the wild, they’ll be released. Thanks to the hospital workers, the CPW team and the wildlife rehabilitators, this little bear gets to have a second chance.
“[C]ome next spring when it gets released, it’ll have all the natural instincts that bears should have and be a lot better off health-wise at this point,” Berscheid said.
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Neighbors Notice Mysterious Pig Roaming Their Lawns And Spend A Month Winning Him Over
He would only stop to play with people’s cats and dogs …
By Ashley Ortiz
They say it takes a village to raise a baby, but in East Petersburg, Pennsylvania, it recently took a village just to catch one.
It all started over a month ago, when a group of neighbors in Bent Creek, Pennsylvania, spotted a stray pig running through the streets. The concerned residents quickly called Lancaster Farm Sanctuary (LFS) for help, and a team of rescuers soon arrived to aid in the rescue.
“[W]e set up a pen to try and get him,” LFS wrote on Facebook. “Neighbors put up trail cams and did their best …”
The Bent Creek residents tried for weeks to lure the pig into the pen, but he evaded all their attempts and eventually left the neighborhood for good.
The pig, later named Petey, stopped appearing on the neighbors’ trail cameras, leaving the rescuers at LFS even more worried about his safety — until they received a call from another group of neighbors a few miles away.
“He then showed up in East Petersburg …” LFS wrote. “Lucky for him, once again, kind neighbors in that area started working together to try and help secure him.”
Just like the folks in Bent Creek, a group of East Petersburg residents banded together to help catch Petey once and for all.
The group, consisting of Tom Tagliari, Karen Grimaldi, Jessica Turner and Libby Rannels, worked tirelessly for days to win Petey over, despite his skittish demeanor.
“One kind woman named Karen did an amazing job of slowly earning his trust with food and water, and even got close enough to hand-feed him!” LFS wrote.
Once Petey was comfortable enough to eat from Karen’s hands, the team was able to implement the last part of their rescue plan.
“Then last night our friend Tom, who also lives in East Pete, set up our pen in Karen’s yard and the two of them managed to secure Petey this morning!” LFS wrote.
You can watch footage from his rescue here:
With Petey secured in his pen, the neighbors called LFS one last time, and the rescuers rushed over to pick him up. They soon brought him back to the sanctuary, where the poor boy could finally rest after months on the run.
“He is exhausted and still not sure of his new life,” LFS wrote. “He was captured near a very busy road, and we can’t imagine how much time he has spent on high alert these past many weeks.”
While Petey certainly had an exhausting few weeks running from county to county, it may not have all been traumatizing for the sweet boy. In fact, there were rumors that he may have made a few friends along the way.
“I heard a few times that he was playing with people’s cats and dogs,” Libby Rannels wrote in a Facebook comment.
And he gained quite a few human admirers during the whole ordeal.
“If it were up to me, he would still be roaming the neighborhood,” Sal Grimaldi wrote on Facebook. “I was looking for Pig crossing signs to put up around town! He didn’t upset me being around!”
As much as everyone loved having him around, all of Petey’s new friends are more than happy to know that he is safe and sound at LFS.
You can see him snuggled up in his new pen here:
It’s been a few days since Petey’s rescue, and he’s finally starting to perk up again after nearly 24 hours of rest. It may take a while for him to recover emotionally from his time as a stray, but luckily, he has a fantastic team of caregivers to love him through it.
“[I’m] so glad we were able to safely capture Petey and get him to the best home at Lancaster Farm Sanctuary!” Rannels wrote.
To help animals like Petey get the care they need, you can donate to Lancaster Farm Sanctuary here.
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