Cinder the injured black bear returns to Washington after rehabilitation in Idaho

Cinder, the black bear rescued from a Washington wildfire in 2014 and sent to Idaho Black Bear Rehab, is heading back into the wild in June.

The female cub was found under a horse trailer in Methow Valley and initially taken to the Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care in California before heading to Garden City's bear rehab center in November. The 2-year-old bear had been badly burned in the fires over the summer. Cinder's paws were so scorched that she wasn't even walking on them — instead pulling herself along by her elbows.

Now the bear will get a chance to go home. She's heading back to Washington with another bear, Kaulana, who also was rehabilitated after wildfires.

The bears will be released into Washington on June 3.

This story was originally published May 29, 2015 at 7:13 AM with the headline "Cinder the injured black bear returns to Washington after rehabilitation in Idaho."