Police seize mom bear and three of her cubs behind 21 Lake Tahoe break-ins
DNA proof signifies that the household of 4 broke into 21 properties between February 2022 and May 2023, although they could be linked to further house invasions, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife introduced in a press release Friday.
The company had been monitoring the feminine black bear, formally often known as 64F, for months earlier than capturing her and her cubs.
Usually, given the excessive variety of break-ins, it might imply the bear could be put down. But her celeb notoreity has earned her a reprieve.
“Twenty-one break-ins is really pretty significant, and it’s a very much learned behavior and it does not look like it can be rehabilitated,” Fish and Wildlife spokesperson Jordan Traverso stated.
So the mom bear will now be relocated away from the realm, to the Wild Animal Sanctuary close to Springfield, Colorada, the place it’ll be free to roam with others of its type.
“Given the widespread interest in this bear, and the significant risk of a serious incident involving the bear, CDFW is employing an alternative solution to safeguard the bear family as well as the people in the South Lake Tahoe community,” the fish and wildlife company stated in a press release.
The cubs can be despatched to a rehab heart in Sonoma County the place they’ll discover ways to dwell within the wild.
“Sanctuary life is not ideal,” Mr Traverso stated. “Getting them back into the wild is the best plan.”