Orphaned Mud Bay bear cub dies after two decades at the Minnesota Zoo

An orphaned brown bear cub captured near Mud Bay in 2006 has died after two decades in captivity. 

The Minnesota Zoo announced Feb. 24 that staff euthanized the bear after its arthritis and severe joint degeneration worsened over the past year. He was one of three orphaned brown bears raised together and later featured in the zoo’s “Russia’s Grizzly Coast” exhibit. 

Alaska Department of Fish and Game records do not extend before 2010, leaving few…