Wildlife experts give update on bear cub taken out of tree for photo [Video]

GREENVILLE, S.C. (WHNS/Gray News) – Wildlife experts in North Carolina said a bear cub that was grabbed out of a tree for a photo is now at a rehabilitation facility.

A video of a group of people taking the cub out of a tree in Asheville went viral last week.

The North Carolina Wildlife Resource Center (NCWRC) said that the group of people will not face charges because the cub was released immediately.

The bear cub was rescued and will spend the next 8 to 9 months at a rehabilitation facility in western North Carolina until it is ready to be released.

NCWRC BearWise Coordinator Ashley Hobbs was dispatched to the scene to locate the cub seen in the video.

“When I arrived, that bear cub had been found on the edge of a retention pond, a little bit inside the water on the edge of the retention pond,” Hobbs said. “So, …