Welch dons a fur coat, leather gloves and a bear mask for work these days, then enters an enclosure to feed and fawn over a ...

Beyond their bear costumes, staff have also created two habitats for the cub - one inside and one enclosed outside - that ...

Welch and her team at the San Diego Humane Society use costumed caregivers to rehabilitate an orphaned black bear cub in ...

When he arrived, the cub was “extremely fragile,” said Autumn Welch, wildlife operations manager at the center. “After going several days without nutrition, it was touch-and-go at first.” ...

Autumn Welch dons a fur coat, leather gloves and a bear mask for work these days, then enters an enclosure to feed and fawn over a 12-pound (5.4 kg) black bear cub who she hopes will consider her ...

An orphaned black bear cub in California is being cared for by biologists in fur coats and bear masks Autumn Welch dons a fur coat, leather gloves and a bear mask for work these days, then enters ...

“If he gets scared by something, he hears a loud noise, he’ll run over and seek comfort from the teddy bear,” said Autumn Welch, the center’s wildlife operations manager. “He looks at ...