Bear shot down from tree after getting stuck

A bear cub was shot by authorities in California after it got stuck up a pine tree while scavenging for food.

Authorities were forced to shoot the animal, which weighed more than 100 pounds, with a tranquilliser dart after it became distressed up the tree.



Pictures of the incident showed the black cub falling about 15 feet from the tree and into a safety mat below.

Witnesses reported that while it was dazed, it was not hurt during the incident, in the north-west Los Angeles suburb of Porter Ranch.



Experts said the black bear cub, estimated to be about two years old, had likely been separated from its mother and was scavenging for food.

The cub was later returned to the wild in the nearby mountains.

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