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Roads closed when bear spends hours in a New York tree
State wildlife officers tranquilized the 1-year-old bear and plan to release it in the Catskills after it drew a crowd and shut down streets.
- State wildlife officers from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation captured a 1-year-old black bear in Albany on Tuesday after an hourslong standoff near Second Avenue and Raymo Street.
- Young male bears frequently disperse into human habitats during spring to search for food, according to DEC wildlife biologist Jeremy Hurst. Albany's proximity to green corridors connecting to the Catskill Mountains makes such encounters possible.
- Hurst explained that immobilization was the "most expeditious and maybe the safest way" to remove the bear, as crews set up padding and a net below the tree to secure the animal.
- Following the capture, the bear appeared uninjured and remained conscious in the net. Officials planned to transport the animal to the Catskills for release, while normal traffic resumed on Second Avenue early in the afternoon.
- This incident marks another occurrence of urban wildlife sightings in Albany. Officials advise residents to maintain distance and contact authorities if they spot a bear in a precarious location.
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Black bear tranquillized by cops falls from tree to safety in 4-hour standoff
A black bear fell from a tree to safety after being tranquillized in a four-hour standoff with police in Albany on Tuesday (21 April). Police decided the safest way to remove the cub, which had been up the tree for several hours, was to tranquillize it before relocating it to the mountains. A large net was set up with padding to catch the animal after it was hit with a sedative dart. Footage from WNYT shows the bear tumble from the tree onto a l…
Residents of a neighborhood in Albany, New York, were surprised by an unusual sight on Tuesday: a baby black bear perched in a tree, apparently climbing it. The bear was eventually rescued by authorities after several hours.
Curious black bear tranquilized by cops, topples out of tree after hours-long standoff in NY capital
A black bear stubbornly clung to a tree even after it was tranquilized by cops in Upstate New York, sparking an hours-long standoff that only ended when the cub surrendered to sleep.
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