It’s a beary merry Christmas for Princeton.
A tiny bear cub was rescued Thursday, Dec. 14, after wandering around the community alone for more than a week.
Lydia Koot, who lives in Hope, was able to safely trap the animal on private property in the Mayne Avenue area, after it was lured down from a tree.
Seriously underweight at about 22 pounds, and nearly a year old, the cub would have had no chance of survival throughout the winter, Koot told the Spotlight.
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