This year-old Cub burned his paws in a Montana forest fire last summer. The bandages are gone now, and he is back in the wild after spending six months at an animal shelter. Wildlife experts built a protected den in a forest for him and another rescued cub. The furry friends will spend the rest of the winter sleeping there. Says animal-shelter worker Kurt Cunningham: "He's been given a second chance."

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March 9, 2001 World Report