Lt. Carol Growdon, with the California Department of Fish and Game (DFG) law enforcement division, characterized the animal as “a no harm, no foul bear that was in the wrong place. The bear did not cause any reported incidents but definitely was “not in its normal environment.”

Growdon said the first call about the wandering bear came in about 5:30 a.m. Saturday morning when it was spotted near First Street in Susanville.

Growdon said she received another call about the bear about 9:45 p.m. that evening when it was sighted near the intersection of Alexander and Main streets.

Personnel from the DFG Wildlife Management team responded — with assistance from the United States Deparment of Agriculture Wildlife Service and the Susanville Police Department — tranquilized the bear and returned it to the woods, Growdon said.

They waited until the bear recovered and was acting normally before they left the area.

Growdon said the distance DFG transported the bear was not far enough to be classified as a relocation, but they returned it to its natural environment.

She said it’s somewhat rare for a bear to wander into an urban area, but such an event is not totally out of the ordinary.

She said most bear encounters with civilization occur in outlying areas where human habitation and the bear’s natural environment collide.

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0#1Uncle June Bug2012-05-31 17:23

Speaking of Bears, what is going on with the Black Bear Diner, construction has stopped and the HQ is silent?
Anybody know anything?

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0#2tanya2012-06-01 03:22

yes it will no longer be black bear it is a different company who's name escapes me at this time. maybe someone else knows the name, it's a food chain from the valley.

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+1#3Jasmine2012-06-01 14:41

I'm glad the bear was not shot or hit by a car or something of the sort. I'm relieved the bear was returned to the woods safely

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0#4DAVID PARKS2012-06-01 20:20

Uncle June Bug. You sure do miss the Black Bear Diner. I realize they loaded you up with alot of grub and they were fair on their price,s.Was the fire arson?It has been awhile now, Since it burned.

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0#5new restaurant2012-06-04 19:21

Please be IHOP, please be IHOP, please be IHOP!!!!!!!

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