Mountain Lion Fed Bratwurst Among Animals Released Back Into The Wild
WETMORE, Colo. (CBS4) - The time has come for a mountain lion, once fed bratwurst as a cub, to return to the wild. Officers say, in November, someone found the then-kitten, took it home and fed it bratwurst.
They claimed they found it in a snowbank after a snowplow passed by in Walsenburg. They also claimed they released it back to the wild after they waited for it to "thaw out."
The animal got sick and was sent to the Wet Mountain Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Wetmore.
Watch as the La Veta "brat" mountain lion goes into stealth mode upon release from a trailer by @COParksWildlife officers on Saturday. Rather than bolt into the unknown, the lion sized up the situation before running into the forest. Another CPW #rescue. #wildlife #conservation pic.twitter.com/m9sffJucWQ
— CPW SE Region (@CPW_SE) June 3, 2019
After months of recovery, the big cat was released back into the wild last weekend.
Officers also released two orphaned bear cubs from the same rehab center.
Busy #wildlife #rescue and #release weekend for @COParksWildlife. Two orphan bear cubs went free after wintering at nonprofit Wet Mountain Wildlife Rehabilitation in Wetmore. The bears went slowly back into the wild, pausing to smell the wildflowers, maybe? pic.twitter.com/ycilnqZEdX
— CPW SE Region (@CPW_SE) June 3, 2019