500-pound bear removed from Tennessee college after causing property damage for over a year

A big bear that had made a house close to a Tennessee faculty was tranquilized by wildlife officers and safely moved to a brand new location.

Over the previous few years, the 500-pound animal had grow to be extra snug venturing nearer to people to acquire meals.

Nonetheless, sightings of the bear close to populated areas elevated and the animal prompted a number of situations of property injury.

The Tennessee Wildlife Sources Company posted in regards to the bear on Fb, explaining that it has been sighted a number of instances over the previous years close to Tusculum faculty.

Initially, the bear appeared to easily be searching for meals and sightings have been rare. For the reason that bruin just lately started inflicting extra bother close to the faculty, state wildlife officers determined to take motion.

“A 500-pound black bear dwelling close to Tusculum faculty in Greeneville had grow to be habituated to human and unnatural meals and was relocated to a distant space of the Cherokee Nationwide Forest yesterday,” the Tennessee Wildlife Sources Company wrote on its Fb web page. “Wildlife Sgt. David Carpenter says the bear had common entry to rubbish, birdseed, and pet meals had and been within the space for a couple of years however ramped up its exercise and property injury final yr. Wildlife Officers determined to entice it then as a result of growing potential for adverse interplay, however have been unsuccessful after the bear modified its journey routine.”

Fortuitously, wildlife officers have been capable of find the bear within the wild.

Wildlife officers have been capable of tranquilize the bear within the wild, which allowed them to soundly transport it to a location away from people.
(Tennessee Wildlife Sources Company)

“Latest exercise indicated it was again to its outdated methods and Officers Ryan Rosier, Austin Wilson, and Sgt. Carpenter situated the bear in a small vacant wooden lot and have been capable of free-range tranquilize it,” the submit continued. “They labored the bear up and requested the help of the Greeneville Fireplace Division to assist transfer it to the transport cage as a result of its dimension. They have been glad to assist and have been in a position to make use of a few of their specialised gear to expedite the method. TWRA is extraordinarily grateful for his or her assist!”