Sweet Norenburg, Minnesota Black Bear Needs Your Help To Fatten Up

Have you ever been to the Vince Shute Wildlife Sanctuary? If not, make plans for next summer because it is one of the coolest places for wildlife in the region.

Black bears migrate from hundreds of miles away every year to the sanctuary. There are no fences, and the bears are all wild. When you visit you purchase your tickets and they bus you into a platform where you can witness all the bears. Dozens and dozens of Black Bears are around and it's super fun to witness their antics.

Vince Shute Wildlife Sanctuary shared that one of their regular bears needed help. Norenburg is a 25 year old bear, and he's normally one of the first to arrive at the Sanctuary each spring.

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In a post, they shared that Norenburg arrived on April 23rd. He was like he usually is: chonky and disheveled.

Then, Norenburg left the sanctuary after about a week and went off into the wild. This was unusual behavior for him. He did end up returning on September 30th, but he was very skinny. They noticed he was limping and had an injury.

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So, staff at the sanctuary decided the best idea was to help fatten him up for the winter to give his leg time to heal. They requested donations, and it appears to be working.

They shared a video of Norenburg eating a pile of peanuts.

They say they'll keep updating us on his progress. You can still donate to help out their injured bears on the Vince Shute Wildlife Sanctuary website.