Welch dons a fur coat, leather gloves and a bear mask for work these days, then enters an enclosure to feed and fawn over a ...

The costume is to prevent the cub from bonding to humans, so he can eventually be released back into the wild. | ITV National ...

Since then, the baby bear has been cared for by Welch's ... The hope is to eventually return the cub to the wild. The bear costume is meant to stop the rescued cub from bonding with humans.