Julie Larsen Maher
Grizzly Bear
Meet the new Grizzlies at Central Park Zoo.
There are three new grizzly bears at the Central Park Zoo. The rescued bears were moved from the Bronx Zoo to the Central Park Zoo and are making their Manhattan debut.
All three grizzlies are female. Amber and Luna are siblings, and Treena is unrelated. They were all orphaned as cubs in Montana, rescued by wildlife officials, and brought to the Bronx Zoo in 2013 where they received their initial care. They have been living in the Bronx until May 2022 when they made the move to the Central Park Zoo. Upon arrival, the bears quickly acclimated to their new home and can now be seen taking full advantage of the exhibit – climbing on the rocks, digging in the dirt, and wading in the stream and pools.
In late 2013, the three bears were rescued in Montana and WCS agreed to provide homes for them in New York. The siblings’ mother was illegally shot, and the third was orphaned when her mother was euthanized by officials after repeatedly entering residential areas to forage for food. The cubs were too young to survive on their own and could not be released.
Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos ssp.)