Black Bear Rescue Manitoba

09/04/2026

Another chance to get some bear merchandise including Janice’s t-shirts, plus BBRM windbreakers and, just in, our new hats! 🥳

We’ll be at the Access Centre in West St. Paul (Holland Rd, visible from the N. Perimeter) on Sat, Sept 5th, 10 - 3 pm, at the Falling Leaves Market. Or just stop by and say hi and chat about bears! Lots of vendors and cool stuff for sale. 👍

(We aren’t shipping BBRM merch at this time…..available only at select events, sorry!).

09/04/2026

Someone asked about little Yara, so here is a clip from Cub Camp about her and sister Yasmine getting acquainted with Winston. 😊

09/03/2026

Better late than never for Winston Wednesday! Here he was Sept 1, 2023, aged 7 months, and with his “sisters”. Fans of our tv series Cub Camp will be familiar with this sweet bear family.💚

08/30/2026

Supporter Elzette’s petition is almost at 10,000 signatures! People around the world are upset at the thought of our facility….Manitoba’s only bear rescue….closing because the local council voted in favour of a quarry going in next to us. Please sign if you haven’t already and share, thank you!

Save Manitoba’s Only Bear Rescue

08/27/2026

It’s certainly not all fun and games when running a wildlife rehabilitation centre and we had one of those stressful and sad days yesterday.

We received a small cub 2 days ago from the Mars Hill Wildlife Management Area. Thank you to the concerned member of the public who found the cub alone and reported him to Manitoba’s TIP line.

The cub was small for his age (7 months) and thin, weighing only 21.4 lbs. While a bit weak as cubs often are when they arrive, he was bright-eyed and walking around his enclosure, drinking and eating, and had a good night’s sleep. It was so nice to see him sound asleep and looking comfortable on his straw bed. There was nothing overly alarming or that we hadn’t seen before, but sadly the following morning he rapidly went downhill.

We rushed him to the Bridgwater emergency veterinary hospital in Winnipeg where it was discovered he had pneumonia and sepsis. Despite the valiant effort by the medical team there, sadly he passed away a short time later. 😔 We thank the Bridgwater staff for everything they did to try to save him.

I’m sharing this story with you so that, even though his stay with us was short, this little bear’s presence doesn’t go unacknowledged. We also named him, so as the “G” cub he was Geoffrey (divine peace)…..we wish that for him. ✨

08/26/2026

Winston Wednesday….the apple series.

08/25/2026

This week’s auction! Love all 3 of these paintings by the amazing Sharon Cory, and we thank her for this fundraising initiative to help with our legal costs as we try to save the bear rescue. 💚

08/21/2026

A throwback this Thursday to sweet little Ernie. 💚

08/19/2026

Still a bit wobbly and unsteady on his feet, this was 8 week old Winston’s first attempt at interacting and playing with a toy (his puppy teething ring). Happy Winston Wednesday. 🐻