This is Maskwa a bear who lives at the Winnipeg Zoo. Maskwa is a black bear. Her fur colour brought about a lot of attention when she first appearread with her mother in 2004 near Chemawawin Cree Nation Northwest of Winnipeg. Visitors to the area who had come to see the white cub began feeding the bears bringing them into even closer contact with humans. In a not totally unexpected turn of events her mother was then hit and killed by a vehicle and Maskwa was left orphaned.
It emphasizes the importance of avoiding contact with these beautiful animals. if not for the interference of those who attracted the bears to the highway she may still be living her life in the wild. Even though conservation officials were able to capture and relocate her to the Winnipeg Zoo where she at least survives it is not the life she was meant to live.
