Home Found For 8-Week-Old Cougar Cub Orphan

A tiny, orphaned cougar cub with a big appetite made a brief stop at the Oregon Zoo’s veterinary medical center this week. The cub — an 8-week-old male with a fuzzy, spotted coat and big, baby-blue eyes — was rescued by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife officers after being found on a logging road outside of Spokane.

Since the cub wouldn’t stand a chance in the wild without its mom, WDFW bear and cougar specialist Rich Beausoleil contacted Oregon Zoo keeper Michelle Schireman, who serves as the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ species coordinator for cougars. After a short stopover in Portland for some vaccinations and a medical exam, the cub caught a flight to his new permanent home at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado.

“Without a mother, young cougars can’t survive on their own in the wild, so I work to find them good homes,” Schireman said. “We would rather they grow up with their moms, but when that’s not an option we want them to have the best lives possible.”

“He was a great eater,” said Oregon Zoo veterinarian Kelly Flaminio. “He had baby teeth coming in, and he was not into the formula unless it had meat in it. He purred while eating — you could see how much he enjoyed food.”

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