An official said the incident, which happened in North Carolina on Tuesday, was 'irresponsible and potentially deadly' for the bear cubs.
A disturbing scene was captured on video in North Carolina this week: People can be seen plucking two black bear cubs from a tree near an apartment complex and taking pictures with the wild animals. The incident happened near Fairview, North Carolina , outside of Asheville, on Tuesday – and the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission is investigating, the Asheville Citizen Times reported.On Thursday, the commission said one of the bear cubs bit one of the people during the incident.
The other has not been located,' the organization said in a Facebook post.Ashley Hobbs, a biologist with the commission, told WLOS-TV that the cub was not harmed but was placed in a rehab facility.'It's pretty traumatic to be pulled out of a tree like that,' Hobbs told the TV station.
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