A California black bear that was spotted and captured at the campus of UC Davis on Tuesday morning has been returned to the wild, officials said.
The bear, a male in the 100-pound range, was released unharmed about 90 minutes north of Davis with a tracking collar, state Department of Fish and Wildlife Officer Kyle Glau said.
“We tried to get it far enough away so it wouldn’t be able to return to Davis,” Glau said.
The bear was reportedly first seen near Solano Park about 5:45 a.m. and headed toward the university’s arboretum area, the university police department said in a text and social media alerts. The bear ran up a tree at one point, UC Davis spokesman Andy Fell said.
The bear was tranquilized without incident about 8:20 a.m. and loaded into a fish and game trailer, according to Fell. No one was hurt, Fell said.
It’s unclear where the bear came from, according to Glau. He said it’s “uncommon but not impossible for bears to be in the area.”
The bear is believed to have been independent and not traveling in a pack with other bears, Glau said...
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Of course, it may be walking back to Davis if it can't find other transportation:
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