North Carolina Wildlife Agency responds to incident involving harassment of black bear cubs [Video]

MEDIA. CAUGHT ON VIDEO IN ASHEVILLE, A GROUP OF PEOPLE SEEN PULLING BEAR CUBS OUT OF A TREE, ALL FOR A FEW SELFIES. AS TAYLOR THOMPSON REPORTS, BEAR ADVOCATES WHO WATCHED THE FOOTAGE SAY THEY ARE OUTRAGED. SINCE HOLDING THE BEAR, YOU CAN SEE THE ALARMING VIDEO HERE. OF THESE INDIVIDUALS PULLING THE CUBS FROM THE TREE AND THEN HOLDING ONE OF THEM TO TAKE A SELFIE, ASHLEY HOBBS WITH NC WILDLIFE SAYS. THIS VIDEO WAS REPORTED TO THEM ON TUESDAY EVENING. AN APARTMENT COMPLEX OUT IN THE FAIR, FAIRVIEW AREA. THAT OFFICER DID ASK ME TO ASSIST HIM IN RESPONSE TO THAT, SO I DID GET ON SITE AND I SAW THE CUB. WHILE MULTIPLE CUBS ARE SEEN ON CAMERA. WHEN HOBBS ARRIVED, SHE SAYS THERE WAS ONLY ONE STILL THERE, ADDING THAT THE CUB WAS WET, COLD AND HAD BEEN ALONE FOR QUITE SOME TIME. PRETTY TRAUMATIC TO …