I'm afraid that in this area, bears are more likely to be exterminated than rescued. I was surprised that they made the effort to rescue that bear from the bridge at Donner Pass (about 45 minutes "up the hill" from me). Just a few miles away, the bears have been breaking into houses to raid refrigerators, and they have been exterminated.
They haven't been a problem in this area, so I enjoyed seeing this one.

-Joe-