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Bear Breaks Paw After Dozing Off, Falling From Orlando Tree
POSTED: 7:33 am EDT May 5,
2008
UPDATED: 11:18 am EDT May 5,
2008
ORLANDO, Fla. -- A large black bear had a new home in the Ocala National Forest on Monday morning.
SLIDESHOW: Images From Scene After Bear Tranquilized
VIDEO REPORT: Bear Breaks Paw During Capture In Orlando
Wildlife officials finally captured the 300-pound bear Sunday night. The capture started Sunday afternoon, when the bear climbed a tree over Rock Lake in Orlando (see map) and fell asleep."We don't want to risk the situation where he falls out of the tree into the water or on land and hurts himself and we also we don't want to risk pushing him to where he runs across the street and causes an accident," said Mike Orlando of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission.The bear eventually did fall into the lake when the branch he was on snapped. He was able to swim to shore where trappers tranquilized it.The bear broke his paw, but wildlife officials think he will make a fast recovery.
SLIDESHOW: Images From Scene After Bear TranquilizedVIDEO REPORT: Bear Breaks Paw During Capture In OrlandoWildlife officials finally captured the 300-pound bear Sunday night. The capture started Sunday afternoon, when the bear climbed a tree over Rock Lake in Orlando (see map) and fell asleep."We don't want to risk the situation where he falls out of the tree into the water or on land and hurts himself and we also we don't want to risk pushing him to where he runs across the street and causes an accident," said Mike Orlando of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission.The bear eventually did fall into the lake when the branch he was on snapped. He was able to swim to shore where trappers tranquilized it.The bear broke his paw, but wildlife officials think he will make a fast recovery.
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- January 14, 2008: Longwood Residents Concerned Over 3 Bears Hanging Out In Tree
- January 13, 2008: Bears Putting Local Homeowners on Edge
- November 28, 2007: 6-Year-Old Female Bear Found Dead In Longwood Yard
- November 27, 2007: Bear Spotted In Another Part Of Orlando
- November 26, 2007: College Park Bear Still At Large
- November 21, 2007: Crews To Try To Catch Bear In College Park Neighborhood
- November 9, 2007: Neighborhood On Edge After Aggressive Bear Attacks Dog
- August 15, 2007: Bear Dies After Being Tasered Twice By Police
- August 14, 2007: Black Bears Settling Into Orange County Neighborhood
- June 26, 2007: 250-Pound Bear Tranquilized At Seminole County Mall
- June 14, 2007: Officers Searching For Bear In Daytona Beach Neighborhood
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