We’re giving you the rundown on how Florida black bear cub Pickles is healing as he returns to our care.

Learn how we’re caring for three orphaned Florida black bear cubs brought into our care.

We have a harry new bear cub who’s calling our behind-the-scenes L3 Harris Animal Care Center home for now.

We recently received three orphaned black bear cubs to be rehabilitated at our Zoo. The bears, named by their Zoo animal care team Pickles, Ichabod and Hazel, were brought to us by our partners at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). The goal is to eventually release this trio back into their natural habitat.  

We released another cub rehabilitated at our Zoo with the support of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). 

We’ve talked about our three Florida black bears at length, but during the recent winter months you may have noticed less appearances from our bears. That’s because even in Florida, black bears go through a hibernation period, and our bears residents here at the Zoo are no exception. As we enter spring, and our bears start to become more active, we want to walk you through what they’ve been experiencing over the last few months.