Gorgeous orphaned bears taken in by Kansas zoo after their mother was shot dead by a hunter

Two orphaned bears person been taken successful by a zoo successful Kansas after their mother was changeable dormant by a hunter.

Adorable photos show nan copy achromatic carnivore cubs - a relative and sister - playing successful Sedgwick County Zoo who announced nan news Wednesday. 

The bears, who arrived from Oregon, will beryllium eligible for nationalist viewing successful nan grounds arsenic soon arsenic Monday.

'Without their mother's guidance, carnivore cubs look a multitude of dangers,' Chelsey Schartz, Sedgwick County Zoo trading head told section NBC connection KSNW. 

'At astir 8 pounds each, they deficiency nan skills to hunt, fend for themselves, and past nan harsh winters.' 

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) took action to rescue nan bears. They past contacted Sedgwick County Zoo, which was already connected a waiting database to person achromatic bears successful request of a caller home. 

The zoo had a cleanable opportunity, arsenic their erstwhile resident, Mitch, had passed distant from aged property successful December. 

'When you locomotion by nan habitat, and Mitch isn't there, you benignant of consciousness this small sinking successful your heart, but now erstwhile you locomotion by, there's going to beryllium 2 babe cubs,' Schartz said.

To guarantee nan cubs' well-being during carrier from Oregon to Wichita, nan Sedgwick County Zoo enlisted nan thief of nan Sheriff's Office, who acquired a caller level past year. 

The shorter recreation time, now little than six hours, allowed zoo unit to proceed feeding nan cubs beverage each 2 hours passim nan flight.

At first, it was a struggle to fresh nan 2 cubs connected committee nan plane.

'Luckily, The Wildlife Safari location successful Oregon were much than happy to thief nan Sedgwick County Zoo retired pinch getting 2 smaller kennels to fresh location a small spot much properly,' said nan Communication Coordinator for nan SCSO, Hannah Abou-Faissal.

Scott Newland, nan President and CEO of nan Sedgwick County Zoo, sad he estimates nan cubs property are betwixt 3 and 4 months old, and they've been happily settling into their caller location for nan past fewer weeks.   

To guarantee their well-being, nan bears will person short, supervised appearances until they're aged capable to beryllium unsupervised.

'The bears are truthful mini that we are benignant of, they could get themselves successful problem connected grounds if near by themselves,' Newland said. 

'So until they're large capable and cognize each nan ins and outs of nan exhibit, we will person unit retired location pinch them during circumstantial times each time truthful guests tin travel spot them.'

The zoo is collaborating pinch Oregon Fish and Wildlife to take names that bespeak nan cubs' birthplace. 

The Sedgwick County Zoo website will station updates connected erstwhile these yet-to-be-named cubs will make their nationalist debut.