Bear dies in fall from tree after being tranquilized by COS 

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Sow’s three cubs won’t be relocated following mother’s death

CLICK TO ENLARGEWWW.SHUTTERSTOCK.COM - A sow bear (not the one pictured) died in an accidental fall from a tree on Monday, Oct. 8 after being tranquilized by a conservation officer. Her three cubs will not be relocated.

A bear died this week after being tranquilized by a conservation officer, climbing a tree in Creekside and falling to her death, confirmed the Conservation Officer Service (COS).

On Monday, Oct. 8, the COS responded to a sow bear and her three cubs that had reportedly been accessing berries from several mountain ash trees in a residential area of Creekside. In an effort to relocate the bears a short distance away, the officer on the scene tranquilized the sow, which subsequently climbed a tall tree and then fell to her death.

“It was an accidental death. The intent was…

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