They called them the Jackson Five. A mama bear and her four cubs would travel the streets of a Jackson, New Hampshire, neighborhood. The community was happy to have them; they gave the family a nickname and took photos of their sightings. Unfortunately, some folks got a little carried away. Some residents began feeding the bears. When the bears became conditioned to the food provided, they started rummaging through trash cans.
A few people weren't too happy, and the bears were considered a problem. Then a hunter shot the mama bear — it was a legal shooting — but the cubs were left orphaned and roaming Jackson without their mama. Wildlife officials brought the babies to a man they call the "Bear Whisperer" — a name that could be shared with Mikey Munsey who found three orphaned cubs a few months ago. Biologist Ben Kilham runs a 100-acre rehab center where he will care for the little ones.
“I’m always on the bear’s side, and the bear just does what it does naturally,” Ben told CBS Boston's Ken MacLeod. "It's an unfortunate situation. I wish we could educate people more easily."
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