Bear cub burned in California wildfire kicks back in hammock as paws heal
By REBECCA BRATEK CBS NEWS August 15, 2018, 5:05 PM
A bear cub is healing and walking around after receiving a unique treatment on her paws, which officials say were badly burned in California's Carr Fire.
As she continues to recover, the one-year-old bear is also enjoying the comfort of a hammock that's hanging in the Rancho Cordova facility where she's being treated, California Department of Fish and Wildlife officials said.
The cub was found on August 2 by a utility worker near Whiskeytown, California, according to officials. She was lying in ash and unable to walk. The worker alerted wildlife officials, and a team hiked out to find her. They tranquilized the cub and drove her three-and-a-half hours to the lab for treatment.
"Generally speaking, an animal that has survived a fire and is walking around on its own should be left alone, but that wasn't the case here," Jeff Stoddard, the wildlife department's environmental program manager, said in a statement. "There were active fires burning nearby, and with the burn area exceeding 125 square miles and growing, we weren't sure there was any suitable habitat nearby to take her to."
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what a way to start her life - poor thing. But kudos to the good people who helped her and other animals. 
