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 ...

The orphaned cub was about two months old when he was found in Los Padres National Forest -- weak, underweight and alone.

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 ...

When staff interact with the cub, they are usually garbed head-to-toe in a bear costume. They wear a bear mask and an ...