Black bear captured in the city’s southwest
Posted Sep 3, 2011 1:01 pm.
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Crews in the southwest have corralled a runaway bear.
Firefighters, wildlife officers and police tracked down the creature and tranquilized it late this afternoon.
Duty Inspector, Paul Stacey tells 660News the animal was first spotted this morning in the community of Palliser.
The bear was trapped up in a spruce tree about 40 feet in the air when it was shot with a dart gun.
The animal then slid to the ground and was taken outside the city.
The bear wasn’t hurt during its capture.
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