Shimla, April 19 -- Two one-month-old Himalayan black bear cubs were rescued after being found abandoned in an orchard at Sandhu village near Matyana in the Theog subdivision of Shimla district, forest officials said.

The cubs were first spotted by local residents, who alerted the Forest Department. Field staff from the Theog Forest Range reached the spot and safely retrieved the animals. Officials said efforts were made for two days to trace and reunite the cubs with their mother, but these did not succeed.

Considering their fragile condition, the cubs were shifted to the Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre Tutikandi for specialised care.

Veterinary experts at the centre found the cubs to be in a vulnerable state, requiring intensive car...