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Bear Shot With Tranquilizer, Relocated After Exploring Hudson Valley City
The bear was rescued from a perch in an Orange County tree, checked out by wildlife experts, and tagged for eventual return to the wild.
MIDDLETOWN, NY — First responders went out on a different kind of rescue call this week after a black bear's curiosity brought it a little too close to the neighbors.
Middletown firefighters worked with police on Monday to help remove a black bear from a tree. The bear had been tranquilized after it got a little too close for comfort.
The male bear was safely rescued from its precarious perch.
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Fire officials said in a social media post that the bear was handed over to a wildlife management agency who tagged the animal, and will make sure he gets "back out to the wild where there is more wooded area than the City of Middletown."
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