Cedar Crest, NM (KKOB) – An East Mountain resident is recovering after being bit by a bear on Wednesday in the Cedar Crest area while he was walking his dog. The NM Department of Wildlife says the man received non-life threatening injuries and are conducting an investigation into the incident.
Meanwhile, another bear was found cruising in Albuquerque is now back in the mountains. This latest bear sighting and capture was near Lomas and Eubank. Video from the property manager at the Siegel Suites shows department of wildlife staffers tranquilizing the black bear and showing it falling from a tree onto a mat. The bear was put into a cage and removed from the area.
In Santa Fe, the city’s animal services, park rangers and NM Dept. of Wildlife were able to remove a bear from Ashbaugh Park. The bear was spotted Wednesday morning by park rangers. The bear was tranquilized to allow it to be loaded up and moved to a wilderness area in northern New Mexico.
