A young black bear that wandered into a Nampa neighborhood ended up getting a second chance in the wild after Idaho Fish and Game crews safely captured and relocated it.
On Sunday, June 14, Idaho Fish and Game enforcement officers and biologists responded to a report of a black bear in a tree in a residential area in Nampa. Working with the Nampa Police and Fire Departments, Fish and Game staff sedated the yearling male black bear, loaded it into a trap, and transported it to a suitable release location in Unit 32A, north of Ola.
Fish and Game said the bear was a yearling “probably recently kicked off by a sow” and was trying to survive on its own. The bear had not caused any issues or conflicts that staff were aware of, was not food-conditioned, and “very clearly had an appropriate fear of humans,” which factored into the decision to relocate it…