UPDATE 10AM: The year-old female bear that climbed up a tree Saturday morning at College Parkway apartments in Carson City was immobilized using non-lethal darting and is now in Nevada Department of Wildlife custody. The bear will be released Sunday, according to an NDOW spokeswoman.
Nevada Department of Wildlife and Carson City sheriff’s deputies responded Saturday morning to Parkway Plaza apartments at 20 College Parkway for a bear up a tree.
Called into dispatch at 7:27 a.m., Carson City Sheriff’s Office deputies arrived on scene and a NDOW game warden followed. NDOW had been on another bear call earlier this morning.
A NDOW wildlife biologist also responded to the scene to determine how to bring the bear down safely.
Residents were advised to stay away from the area as wildlife officials were working to resolve the situation safely. Curious residents were advised by CCSO to keep their distance.
Carson City Fire Department had been called to assist shortly before 9 a.m. however they were told their help was no longer needed as the bear had climbed down from the tree.
Parkway Plaza tenant Crystal Keuter called Carson City Sheriff’s Office dispatch after the bear startled her as she was returning home from the store.
“I came home and heard a commotion and hissing. I looked up and the bear was in the tree. It kept hissing and swatting like it was going to come down and so I called 911,” she said.
