YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL Park, Wyo. — This fall, the two grizzly cubs involved in the death of 63-year-old Lance Crosby in Yellowstone National Park will be transported to the Toledo Zoo.
Crosby, of Billings, Mont., was a long-term seasonal employee of Medcor, which operates under three care clinics in the park.
Both cubs are female, and less than a year old, which officials say is too young to survive in the wild without their mother, according to a Toledo Zoo news release.
The mother of the cubs was euthanized on Thursday, Aug. 13. After a DNA test confirmed she was the bear involved in Crosby’s death.
The exact date of the cubs’ arrival at the zoo is yet to be determined, according to the news release.
The cubs will undergo standard quarantine processes to ensure their health and wellness before going on exhibit for public viewing.
Additional details about the cubs and their exhibit space will be announced after their arrival.
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