A bear cub is thriving after she was orphaned when a group of people were caught on camera pulling her from a tree to take pictures.

A black bear cub is in the care of a local wildlife refuge after being pulled from a tree at an Asheville apartment complex by people posing photos.

She’s getting her bearings. The black bear cub that was ripped from a tree by ignorant selfie-snapping fools earlier this month is “thriving” at a North Carolina animal refuge center. The orphaned bruin has spent the past two weeks recuperating at the Appalachian Wildlife Refuge under the watchful care of a dedicated team — and has even made a new friend since being torn away from its family in the wild.

Appalachian Wildlife Refuge said the cub has adjusted to the center well. She is eating and playing with another orphaned cub.