Bear cubs have small chance after mom shot by deputy using wrong bullet; residents outraged

[The Straight Story]

Bear cubs have small chance after mom shot by deputy using wrong bullet; residents outraged


CARSON CITY, Nev. — The odds are against the survival of two Lake Tahoe bear cubs that were orphaned when a deputy loaded the wrong kind of bullet into his weapon and shot the mother after the animal broke into a garage cluttered with garbage, authorities said Tuesday.

The killing of the bear has sparked outrage, with most of it levied against the resident responsible for the trash.

Chuck Arnold, manager of the trailer park where the bears were foraging, told Lake Tahoe News (http://bit.ly/twKgiz) he has started eviction proceedings against the residents. In a post on the online publication’s website, he said a “petition is being signed by several residents to make sure they know they are not welcome in our community.”

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The Douglas County sheriff’s office said the unidentified deputy accidentally shot the black bear with a live round rather than a rubber bullet Friday night. The wounded bear then had to be destroyed.

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