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0 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? e-edition | subscribe | newsletter | deals Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » NEWS NOW Police: Woman used her kids' IDs to steal cars ... Carjacker killed in shootout with California police identified ... Public ticket sales for Craterian shows begin today ... Police: Woman used her kids' IDs to steal cars ... Carjacker killed in shootout with California police identified ... Public ticket sales for Craterian shows begin today ... URBAN WILDLIFE Bear cub captured in Ashland pharmacy Comment By Bert Etling for the Mail Tribune MailTribune.com By Bert Etling for the Mail Tribune Posted Oct. 21, 2014 at 6:43 PM By Bert Etling for the Mail Tribune Posted Oct. 21, 2014 at 6:43 PM » RELATED CONTENT • Rite Aid bear cub may be released into the wild in spring • Rite Aid cub well, could come back to southern Oregon » Social News An overturned shopping cart wasn’t too big or too small — it was just the right size to capture and hold a bear cub wandering the aisles at Rite Aid in Ashland on Sunday. The 13-pound female cub was healthy, not starving, according to Mark Vargas, a biologist with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. He said it’s small for this time of year and that it’s likely it was born later than January, the normal birthing month. The cub had already been captured by the time he arrived to pick it up, Vargas said. He was told it had wandered into a nearby motel room before making its way to Rite Aid in Tolman Creek Plaza, in the 2300 block of Ashland Street. Ashland Police responded to the scene about 6:30 p.m., according to Deputy Chief Corey Falls, who did not have further details. “We get a lot of bear sightings in Ashland, people see them all the time,” Vargas said. “There are a lot of bears in this area.” He said it’s rare for such a small cub to not have a mother nearby, and he speculated that she could have been nearby, but was “probably smart enough to stay away from a lot of people.” Vargas said Fish and Wildlife took a report last week of a sow in the Tolman Creek area that could have been the cub’s mother. He said the cub was taken to Corvallis, where it was checked by a Fish and Wildlife veterinarian. It will end up with PAWS, an animal shelter in Washington State known as Progressive Animal Welfare Society when it was founded in 1967. An employee at Rite Aid declined to be interviewed for this story, saying they were told not to speak with the media. Reach Daily Tidings editor Bert Etling at [email protected] or 541-631-1313. Follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/betling. By Bert Etling for the Mail Tribune MailTribune.com By Bert Etling for the Mail Tribune Posted Oct. 21, 2014 at 6:43 PM » Comment or view comments Reader Reaction » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Southern Oregon Directory Featured Businesses Loading... Business Name address Location, ST | website.com Find Southern Oregon Attractions Bars Restaurants Beauty Salons Entertainment Doctors Medical Specialists Contractors Education Lawn Services Lawyers Shopping Travel Tanning Used Cars Wedding Services ▼ Add your business here + Events Calendar Connect with MailTribune.com Facebook Twitter RSS Back to top Reader Services Reader Services Home Subscriptions Subscriber controls Contact us Submissions Photos Events Letters to the editor Corrections Announcements Obituaries Story ideas Since you asked Alerts Email Alerts RSS Feeds Text Alerts Advertise Media Kit Home Products and services Ad rates Advertising contacts Propel Marketing Mail Tribune Daily Tidings The Nickel Shop Our Valley Blogs Mobile Site Stay Informed Email newsletter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Your privacy is important, read our privacy policy. © Copyright 2015 Local Media Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Local Media Group Publications Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license, except where noted. MailTribune.com | P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501