This Malnourished Bear Cub Gladly Jumped Into This Rafting Guide’s Boat For Help
Recently, a 5-month-old bear cub was spotted several times on the banks of the Nolichucky River near the border of Tennessee and North Carolina. The cub appeared to be malnourished abandoned by its mother, without protection or a means of finding food
Fortunately, rafting guide Danny Allen was in the right place at the right time and went to shore to pick her up. He was a weary of her being skittish, but when he got up to her, the bear cub, desperate for some care and affection, jumped right in.

The raft company's owner Matt Moses told the Knoxville News Sentinel, "We had seen this bear over the last four days, and there was no sight of a mama bear."

Moses went on, "She was obviously malnourished and appeared to be in distress. My guides kept coming back to me and saying they had no idea what to do. We didn't want to see this bear die on the side of the river."

"We picked her up and brought her down here. Very skinny for her size, for the age she is, she should have been twice her size," he told WVLT News.


Dana Dodd of the rescue told the Knoxville News Sentinel, "She was very dehydrated, and the doctors gave her fluids."






The Appalachian Bear Rescue posted on Facebook, "Noli Bear's story has circulated around the world. We hope this serves to focus attention on black bears and the efforts...to help orphaned and injured cubs for release back to the wild."