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Tamara Lopez Created: July 09, 2021 02:54 PM
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.- A bear at the Roswell zoo got out of its enclosure. Apparently this black bear had clawed and pulled away at some chain-link fencing that s part of the rear of the enclosure, and she was able to open up just enough hole so she could squeeze through, said Todd Wildermuth, City of Roswell public information officer.
Winnie s escape happened Wednesday when the zoo was closed.
New Mexico Game and Fish officers tranquilized Winnie, and with the help of Chaves County Sheriff s deputies, lowered her back into the enclosure.
Spring River Zoo officials said Winnie is doing fine and no one was injured.
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Tiny, a black bear, in the Alameda Park Zoo in Alamogordo last year. (Nicole Maxwell/Alamogordo Daily News)
ALAMOGORDO – The Alameda Park Zoo is throwing some thanks around as its residents Tiny and Winnie the black bears, and Rocky the mountain lion spend some time to the east at the Spring River Zoo in Roswell.
Alameda Park Zoo recently recognized New Mexico Game and Fish and the Spring River Zoo for their help relocating and taking in the animals while their habitats in Alamogordo undergo repairs.
“The zoo staff would like to thank the New Mexico Game and Fish Department for assisting with a successful transport, and the Spring River Zoo for their hospitality and care of our animals until this project is complete,” Alameda Park Zoo Manager Kate Unterweger said in a news release sent out by the city.