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By Hii-aky Lkwis Rappahannock News Staff Writer
Ron and Jennifer Alcott were enjoying a day off for the Fourth of July holiday when they discovered a cute and furry visitor at their Woodvilie home.
It wasn't a puppy or kitten, but rather a five-pound black bear cub, which had made itself at home feasting in the couple’s mulberry tree— 35 feet above the ground.
“My wife saw him at first and thought it was a small dog or puppy,” said Ron. “Then when it scurried off across the lane and climbed the tree, she realized it wasn’t a puppy."
Aware that the cub’s mother was probably not far off, Jennifer kept her distance. Meanwhile, Ron called the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. They told him to give the mother 24 hours to retrieve her cub
“They said if she were still around, that she would come and move him that night,” said Ron.
Using the county’s email system, Rappnet, Alcott posted a question to members, asking if anyone else had ever encountered a similar situation He was referred to Amo Merritt, a licensed wildlife rehabilitator.
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