Bear tracked though three counties dies after tree fall
CORTLAND – A 200-pound black bear, once a recent native of Chenango County has died after State DEC officials and the City of Cortland Public Works Department worked to remove the 2-year-old bear from its perch some 30 feet in a maple tree, Monday.
Earlier in April, the DEC captured and tagged this exact bear in the Village of Earlville, on the border between Madison and Chenango counties.
While the bear had not attacked or been aggressive, DEC Officials have confirmed that this was the same bear that was located in Herkimer just two weeks ago–removed from a tree in a similar situation–creating havoc in urban areas over a swath of central New York at least 60 miles long in recent weeks.
It was then the DEC decided to tag and collar the animal.
At just after 5 a.m. Monday, the Cortland City Police received a call of reported a black bear that ran in front of a vehicle. The Cortland Fire Department was called in to block off the street after the bear retreated into the tree located at the corner Crandall and Elm Streets on the City's east side.
The rogue bear had to be tranquilized, and after the bear was asleep it became entangled in branches. With the help of a bucket truck the DEC Conservation Officers were able to nudge him into a net.
Unfortunately, the bear wouldn't survive the event, and it's believed that it succumbed to the trauma of the fall.
A small crowd of spectators gathered around the scene, and since then a video and photos of the event emerged, stirring contentions among social media groups on Facebook and Twitter.
The State DEC issued this statement, notifying the public to the bear's passing:
"On Monday, April 25, 2016, DEC was notified about a 200 lb adult male Black Bear in the City of Cortland and responded immediately to assist local law enforcement officials. The bear had retreated approximately 30 feet up a tree in an urban area.
To protect public health and safety, DEC wildlife conservation professionals used a bucket truck provided by the City of Cortland Department of Public Works to tranquilize and capture the bear. The bear was then taken to Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine for evaluation. DEC followed standard protocols for capturing bears in these urban wildlife situations, though unfortunately, the bear was pronounced dead earlier today. Veterinarians from the Animal Health Diagnostic Center will be conducting a full necropsy.”
Earlier this month after receiving multiple complaints from residents over nuisance behavior near the Village of Earlville in Madison/Chenango counties, DEC officials captured this bear.”
“To assist with ongoing research by Cornell University, DEC fitted the bear with a GPS collar to track its movements and released it to favorable bear habitat on April 9,” the DEC said.
The bear had traveled approximately 20 miles when it was last tracked on April 19 to a location near Lincklaen State Forest.
Earlier in April, the DEC captured and tagged this exact bear in the Village of Earlville, on the border between Madison and Chenango counties.
While the bear had not attacked or been aggressive, DEC Officials have confirmed that this was the same bear that was located in Herkimer just two weeks ago–removed from a tree in a similar situation–creating havoc in urban areas over a swath of central New York at least 60 miles long in recent weeks.
It was then the DEC decided to tag and collar the animal.
At just after 5 a.m. Monday, the Cortland City Police received a call of reported a black bear that ran in front of a vehicle. The Cortland Fire Department was called in to block off the street after the bear retreated into the tree located at the corner Crandall and Elm Streets on the City's east side.
The rogue bear had to be tranquilized, and after the bear was asleep it became entangled in branches. With the help of a bucket truck the DEC Conservation Officers were able to nudge him into a net.
Unfortunately, the bear wouldn't survive the event, and it's believed that it succumbed to the trauma of the fall.
A small crowd of spectators gathered around the scene, and since then a video and photos of the event emerged, stirring contentions among social media groups on Facebook and Twitter.
The State DEC issued this statement, notifying the public to the bear's passing:
"On Monday, April 25, 2016, DEC was notified about a 200 lb adult male Black Bear in the City of Cortland and responded immediately to assist local law enforcement officials. The bear had retreated approximately 30 feet up a tree in an urban area.
To protect public health and safety, DEC wildlife conservation professionals used a bucket truck provided by the City of Cortland Department of Public Works to tranquilize and capture the bear. The bear was then taken to Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine for evaluation. DEC followed standard protocols for capturing bears in these urban wildlife situations, though unfortunately, the bear was pronounced dead earlier today. Veterinarians from the Animal Health Diagnostic Center will be conducting a full necropsy.”
Earlier this month after receiving multiple complaints from residents over nuisance behavior near the Village of Earlville in Madison/Chenango counties, DEC officials captured this bear.”
“To assist with ongoing research by Cornell University, DEC fitted the bear with a GPS collar to track its movements and released it to favorable bear habitat on April 9,” the DEC said.
The bear had traveled approximately 20 miles when it was last tracked on April 19 to a location near Lincklaen State Forest.
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