A Norman neighborhood is on edge after a black bear made its way into a home’s backyard and climbed a tree.After several tense hours, game wardens shot and killed the bear. Many people want to know why the bear was killed, so KOCO 5 got answers. The Norman Police Department said officers had to make a decision in order to protect the public. They spotted the bear in a tree in the backyard of a home near Elmwood and Pickard around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday. Curious crowds gathered to see the bear. “There’s some bear up in the tree. I don’t know how it got there,” said onlooker Travis Williams.Meredith Dunn was in Ardmore when she got the call that there was a bear in her yard and the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation was trying to capture the 150-pound animal. Game wardens used four tranquilizer darts to subdue the bear. It fell from the tree but was still moving.“It was injured and not fully sedated. In that situation it presented a danger to people,” said Mic
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Black Bear Killed After Wandering Into Family s Backyard, Climbing Up a Tree
On 5/20/21 at 10:23 AM EDT
A black bear was killed in Norman, Oklahoma, after it wandered into a family s backyard and climbed up a tree on late Wednesday night.
According to the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, the bear was seen in the backyard of a home near Elmwood Street and Pickard Avenue. Around midnight, the department received a call from the Oklahoma City Police Department notifying wildlife officials their assistance was needed.
Officials said they spent hours to trap the bear, hoping to tranquilize and move it to a safe location.