The injured American black bear cub who gained international fame after his rescue last month from the embers of a Shasta County wildfire will soon have a Web cam to complement his new rehabilitation blog.
Li'l Smokey, who was the focus of a recent "CBS Evening News With Katie Couric" segment, will be seen on a 24-hour Web cam starting this week, said Cheryl Millham, executive director of Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care, where the cub is recovering from his burns.
The care center has been keeping track of Li'l Smokey, as well as all the other injured critters, through a black-and-white closed-circuit camera system unavailable to the public.
The new Web cam images will be in color and will be available to anyone who wishes to go to the nonprofit group's Web site.
Millham hopes to have the Web cam up and running sometime this week.
The paws of the adorable, but sometimes feisty, bear cub were badly burned during the Moon Fire in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. It is hoped his severe burns will heal well enough that he can be released back into the Shasta-Trinity National Forest during next year's hibernation season.
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