A pair of 2-year-old black bears escaped from an upstate New York wildlife refuge earlier this week, prompting the state Department of Environmental Conservation to help locate them.

Luve, described as “very likely the only brown black bear in the Adirondacks,” and its aptly colored companion wandered away from their enclosure at the Adirondack Wildlife Refuge, the center said in a Tuesday Facebook post.

The captive-bred bears have lived at the center since they were both 1 month old.

In a follow-up post to Facebook on Wednesday, the center explained the furry mammals’ escape seems indicative of normal post-hibernation behavior.

“On a warm winter day, bears without cubs may wake up and go for a walk. Black bears come out of hibernation gradually, going through a period of walking around,” read the post.

Adirondack Wildlife Refuge believes the animals are within three miles of their home — and they’re hopeful the bears will be drawn back by the familiar howl of the wolves they grew up with.