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Hank the Tank, a 400-Pound Bear Behind Lake Tahoe Break-Ins, Is Captured (www.nytimes.com)

submitted 2 years ago by neilcar@fedia.io to c/news@beehaw.org

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A female bear — and one of three known as Hank — was captured with her three cubs by California wildlife authorities. She was responsible for at least 21 home break-ins, officials said.

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[–] renard_roux@beehaw.org 4 points 2 years ago

Hope she at least got some pic-a-nic-a-baskets.

[–] uphillbothways@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Kinda curious this happens one day later, makes you wonder: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/07/bear-escapes-from-crate-in-planes-cargo-hold-at-dubai-airport

[–] _haha_oh_wow_@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

That bear has trash panda vibes.

[–] luciole@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I was wondering what was going to happen to her. Turns out she's going to a wildlife sanctuary!

This turns out to be a rare occurrence though, between 300 to 1000 "problem bears" are euthanized in the US every year. This one was saved because of the media attention she was attracting.