New Mexico Department of Wildlife captures a bear Sunday in northwest Albuquerque
The bear was seen and captured Sunday near Sundoro South Park
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —
Field crews with New Mexico Department of Wildlife captured a bear Sunday morning in northwest Albuquerque.
According to Albuquerque Police, officers were called out to a neighborhood near Sundoro South Park in northwest Albuquerque for report of a bear sighting. APD confirms that a mother bear and a cub were seen in the area, and the mother bear was seen eating apples in a backyard.
Police say the mother bear was tranquilized in the 9500 block of Sonterro Avenue Northwest. KOAT had a crew in the area as New Mexico Game and Fish removed the bear from the scene on a bear gurney. The cub is still on the loose.
We have contacted the New Mexico Department of Wildlife for more information on the bear sighting. We will update once we hear more.
