The short life of Ponçik is full of tragedies but the bear cub still clings to life. She is a real surviving after all. The little one and his sister were found 20 days ago by a farmer in a campaign area of Pinarbaşı, a neighborhood of the northern province of Kastamonu known for son grand bear population.
The cubs were apparently exhausted and separated from their mother who has not yet been located. Her sister died soon Unable to do face with separation from her mother while Ponçik survived after being taken to a rehabilitation center for wildlife in Sinop, a neighboring province of Kastamonu.
Named Ponçik, after a colloquial word meaning cute in Turkish, the small who frolicked in the forests, barely moves more. But she new caregivers believe she would recover in desired time. It is administered a special diet every three hours to breastfeed back for health. The center’s veterinarians observe him 24 hours a day. Orhan Çatalçam, director of the local branch of The direction of The protection of the nature and National Parks which oversees the center, said it launched a search for mother bear but she seems to have disappeared.
“(Ponçik’s) sister died while she was deprived of mothermilk for long when she was found. Ponçik is fine and has no serious health problem“, he told reporters on Tuesday. He said the little one would stay in the center for some more time. “She could barely open it eyes when she was brought here and now she can open them. She is placed in our unit for newborn animals,” he said.
