WILMINGTON â Ahote the black bear is back at the Adirondack Wildlife Refuge.
The bear dug out of its enclosure at the Wilmington refuge last Thursday. Ahote went missing for a few days. On Monday afternoon, after giving refuge staff a bit of a runaround, the bear was tranquilized and brought back to its enclosure.
The bear was spotted at the top of Juniper Hill on Sunday, about one mile from the refuge, by one of the refugeâs neighbors and donors, Doug Stoner, according to refuge co-owner Steve Hall.
A few days prior, Stoner had read about the bear escaping and came down to the refuge to see if he could help.