Originally Posted by
bearbait2k4
When a wild animal abandons their offspring, isn't there normally a reason for it? Sickness or deficiency that could make any other offspring vulerable to attack, if the mother always has to be looking over the sick one? If it weren't for idiots likely feeding the cub (being as how it is so close to a shelter), nature probably would have already taken its course - which is usually the best thing that can happen.
I guess the mom could have been killed but, typically, there are reasons for abandoned babies out in the wild, and, more often than not, sheltering and rehabilitating it may not be the best answer. It's best just to let nature take over.
Of course, this may not be a choice, at this point. If people have created a nuisance out of this cub, then capture and euthanization may be the best answer.