Nevada wildlife wardens trap bear and cub; will be released Wednesday
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Tue, 09/01/2015 - 11:01am
Two black bears, trapped Tuesday at Crystal Bay, along Lake Tahoe’s north shore have been tranquilized and will be released Wednesday morning in the mountains above Crystal Bay after sleeping off the effects of tranquilizer drugs, according to the Nevada Department of Wildlife.
NDOW personnel responded on Tuesday morning to a delicate situation. A sow, weighing about 150 pounds, was caught in a trap with her cub remaining free outside the trap. After about an hour of trying NDOW was able to capture the cub, six months old and 30 pounds, and reunite it with the sow. Both bears were tranquilized, tagged, tattooed and micro chipped in order to identify them in the future should they come back in to contact with humans. Neither bear had previously been handled by NDOW.
“This kind of situation is actually fairly common when dealing with bears in an urban interface situation,” said Carl lackey, NDOW Black Bear biologist. “We had a similar situation in west Reno last year that resulted with a sow and a cub in a trap and a second cub outside the trap. After the second cub was captured, they were all safely released back in to the wild. The same will happen in this situation.”
The six-year old sow and her cub were captured in a Nevada Department of Wildlife trap that was intended for a potential conflict bear that had been reported to have been causing property damage to homes in the area.
Call the experts: NDOW Bear Hotline Number: (775) 688-BEAR (2327).
Persons needing to report nuisance bear activity can call the NDOW’s Bear Hotline telephone number at (775) 688-BEAR (2327). For information on living with bears persons can go to www.ndow.org and find the ”Bear Logic” page on the web.
