Care center: Cubs are 'very small,' weigh between 8 and 10 pounds

3 bear cubs orphaned after mom hit by car in Yosemite National Park

Three orphaned bear cubs arrived Tuesday at a South Lake Tahoe care center after their mother was hit by a vehicle in Yosemite National Park.The cubs' mother was killed Monday in the national park, and the cubs are being taken care of at Lake Tahoe Wildfire Care, Inc.The cubs are still very small, weighing between 8 and 10 pounds, but they are otherwise healthy.No additional information about the cubs or their mother has been released.

Three orphaned bear cubs arrived Tuesday at a South Lake Tahoe care center after their mother was hit by a vehicle in Yosemite National Park.

The cubs' mother was killed Monday in the national park, and the cubs are being taken care of at Lake Tahoe Wildfire Care, Inc.


The cubs are still very small, weighing between 8 and 10 pounds, but they are otherwise healthy.

No additional information about the cubs or their mother has been released.