Black Bear Found Wandering Urban Vancouver Is Tranquilized and Released

Black Bear Found Wandering Urban Vancouver Is Tranquilized and Released
An unconscious bear is shown in an undated handout photo. The Canadian Press/Handout - Vancouver Police Department
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Police in Vancouver say a black bear was tranquilized, “slept it off, and was released without charges” after it was seen wandering around the city at night.

They say in a post to social media that officers responded to reports about the bear wandering around Commercial Drive and Grandview Highway on Tuesday, and tracked it down around 1 a.m.