Bear tranquilized after wandering streets just east of Regina's downtown

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Police and conservation officers were connected the country astatine Victoria Avenue and Montreal Street, conscionable eastbound of downtown Regina, aft a carnivore was spotted successful the area.

Bear ended up successful histrion astatine Victoria Avenue and Montreal Street

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· Posted: May 12, 2025 9:54 AM EDT | Last Updated: 8 minutes ago

Bear lies connected residential Regina thoroughfare aft being tranquilized

A carnivore was tranquilized connected May 12, 2025, aft it was spotted adjacent downtown Regina. The carnivore was successful a histrion astatine Victoria Avenue and Montreal Street, adjacent Thomson Community School.

A carnivore was tranquilized aft it was wandering adjacent downtown Regina Monday morning.

The carnivore was archetypal spotted successful the 2500 artifact of Wallace Street, said Staff Sgt. Jason Gunderson with the Regina police.

Then the small, cinnamon-coloured achromatic carnivore made its mode to Victoria Avenue and Montreal Street, adjacent Thomson Community School, wherever it climbed a tree.

Police officers, firefighters and conservation officers were astatine the scene.

After the carnivore was tranquilized, it was loaded into a motortruck and volition beryllium transported to the Fort Qu'Appelle country aboriginal today, CBC News was told astatine the scene.

According to Saskatchewan Environment, achromatic bears are mostly recovered passim the province's bluish forests and parkland, and successful isolated areas of suitable habitat.

"Black bears are often secretive and mostly debar people. However, arsenic exceptionally food-motivated animals they whitethorn rotation into areas radical predominant successful hunt of food, particularly successful years wherever earthy nutrient sources are limited," the ministry says connected its website.

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