On Friday, September 30, a bear cub was hit by a vehicle at The Great Smokey Mountain National Park.

The accident had been reported to the Elkmont campground manager who went to the scene and alerted Park Rangers and Wildlife officers.  Rangers who were first on the scene found the cub lying on the road, still breathing. The rangers clapped their hands and the cub got up, staggered to the side of the road, and climbed about five feet up a tree, settling into a crook.

The cub was taken to The University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine. The bear is a female cub, about eight months old. X-rays revealed she didn’t have any fractures, but she was bleeding from her nose and there was a little blood at the back of her throat.

The organization named her Myrtle, and she is residing in Hartley House where curators can observe her 24/7. According to the website, Myrtle is doing much better.

You can keep up with updates on Myrtle and make donations HERE.