RENO, Nev. (AP) β Nevada wildlife officials have released a female bear after she was captured near a highway in Reno.
KTVN-TV reports (http://bit.ly/2eksEcY ) that the state Department of Wildlife caught the bear Saturday near Interstate 580, where biologists believe she was finding human food sources.
Human-bear conflict specialist Heather Reich says the bear was getting into some trash, bird feeders and fruit trees. Reich says the area makes a poor bear habitat.
The bear was released in the Mt. Rose Foothills Monday afternoon. Before release, she was microchipped and fitted with a satellite tracking collar.
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Information from: KTVN-TV, http://www.ktvn.com
