MORE BEAR ACTIVITY IN ALBUQUERQUE. A BEAR WAS SPOTTED AROUND 6:30 MONDAY NIGHT IN THE 47 HUNDRED BLOCK OF WESTRIDGE NORTHEAST. PEOPLE CALLING APD REPORTED THE BEAR HAD CLIMBED INTO A TREE. GAME AND FISH OFFICERS WERE SENT IN AND SHOT THE ANIMAL WITH A TRANQUILIZER DART. BUT IT GOT STUCK IN BRANCHES AS IT FELL … SO THE OFFICERS HAD TO NUDGE IT UNTIL THE BEAR DROPPED TO THE GROUND. IT WAS SAFELY REMOVED AFTER THAT.
THE AREA HAS SEEN INCREASED BEAR ACTIVITY THIS YEAR DUE TO THE DROUGHT.
