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For a year they did\u2014until profit took over. The mother disappeared, leaving the cub alone and starving. The logger secretly left food daily, showing compassion from afar. A photo of him feeding the cub went viral. He was fired for \u201cinterfering with wildlife,\u201d saying, \u201cI\u2019d rather lose my job than watch a baby starve.\u201d The cub was rescued, proving kindness beats rules. (check in the first comment\ud83d\udc47) - Popular News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/popularnews71.net\/?p=49811\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"A logger found a mother bear and cub in a den and asked his company to protect them. For a year they did\u2014until profit took over. The mother disappeared, leaving the cub alone and starving. 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