A bear who was savagely burned during an horrific fire in Washington last year was today released back into the wild after making a miraculous recovery. Bear cub Cinder was crawling on her elbows because her paws were so badly melted when she was found cowering under a horse trailer by a landowner during the infamous Carlton Complex wildfire. It's been a long road to recovery for the young female bear at the California Wildlife Center and the Idaho Black Bear Rehabilitation center near Boise. But she has now been released back into the wild in Idaho less than a year since her horrific injuries in the biggest forest fire in Washington's history - and she's not alone.Cinder was discovered after the largest forest fire in Washington's historyHome owner found her crawling on her elbows after all paws were burnedHad to regrow her hair, heal her paws and went from a tiny 37lbs to 125lbsShe's now been re-released into the wild - with a friend made in captivityWARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT
Three separate forest fires all caused by lightening strikes converged in the _ area of Washington, reducing more than 250,000 acres of forest to ashes.