Wild Bear Cub Pulled from Tree for Selfies Is 'Doing Well' in N.C. Animal Refuge's Care The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission rescued the cub, who is currently living with an orphaned ...

A baby bear pulled from a tree by a group of people taking selfies in North Carolina was later rescued by an animal refuge—and now the cub has a friend. The North Carolina Wildlife Resources ...

A female bear cub during her intake exam at the Appalachian Wildlife Refuge in Candler. She is one of two cubs removed from a tree by people taking selfies at an Asheville apartment complex April 16.

She was taken in by the Appalachian Wildlife Refuge on April 16 — the same day viral video captured the group pulling two bear cubs from a tree in Asheville, North Carolina.

FAIRVIEW, N.C. -- The bear cub recently pulled from a tree to take selfies is recovering at a wildlife refuge in Candler, North Carolina. It happened in mid-April.

On April 30, the refuge shared in a press release obtained by PEOPLE that the little animal is "doing well." AWR expects the baby bear to be ready to return to the wild this fall.