Conservation officers tranquilize bear in Transcona
By caswelllogan & kevinhirschfield
Global News
Posted June 5, 2018 10:28 am EST
Updated June 5, 2018 7:01 pm EST
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WATCH: There was a lot of excitement in the area of Kildare Avenue Tuesday morning as a bear was safely rounded up by police and conservation officers. Global's Timm Bruch reports – Jun 5, 2018
“My mother came downstairs and said there was a bear in the yard,” Bichlbauer said, “[so] I went and looked out the window. He was sitting in a position where you could actually see him and then he moved behind the foliage.
“I texted people and said ‘there’s a bear in my backyard’ and they kept saying ‘LOL. Sure there is!'”
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The bear eventually made its way up a tree and stayed there for close to two hours before conservation officers were able to tranquilize the lost animal with a jab pole. The pole had a syringe connected to it, which put the bear to sleep.
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The young bear had made its way up into a tree. It fell to the ground after being tranquilized.
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The bear fell from the tree after being tranquilized. It was then loaded into a container trap.
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The sleeping bear was transferred to a container trap to be released elsewhere.
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Police and conservation officers transfer the tranquilized animal to a bear trap for transport.
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Conservation officers loaded the bear into a container trap to relocated it.
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The bear was placed into a container trap to recover and be transported to a suitable location to be released.
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