Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources rescues bear stuck in tree A Bear Technician rescues a bear stuck in a tree. (Source: Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources) By NBC12 Newsroom | January 12, 2021 at 3:54 PM EST - Updated January 12 at 7:18 PM
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WWBT) - Virginia Department of Wildlife Resourcesâ Bear Technician Robert âPhilipâ Hanger spends most of his days helping people and bears in the state.
It wasnât any different on one November day when he got a call about a female black bear that had found herself wedged between the branches of a tree near Samâs Club in Charlottesville.