PELHAM — Who knew that black bear cubs love to snuggle ... “Keep it in one of your layers, hug it, and keep it tight,” advises a MassWildlife staffer. “The cubs will need comforting.

Friend Charlotte Hill keeps a bear made from her mother’s nightgown in a spare bedroom. “I go in there and give it a hug, and it makes me feel comforted,” she said. Her sister and brother ...