The cubs of the controversial Lake Tahoe bear formerly known as 'Hank the Tank' were released into the eastern Sierra Nevada mountains after they were sent to a rehab facility in Sonoma County, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife said.
The cubs of the controversial Lake Tahoe bear formerly known as 'Hank the Tank' were released into the eastern Sierra Nevada mountains after they were sent to a rehab facility in Sonoma County , the California Department of Fish and Wildlife said.Hank, who now goes by Henrietta, was linked to many break-ins over several years in the Tahoe area. She was eventually captured in August 2023 and taken to the Wild Animal Sanctuary in Colorado.
Henrietta will spend the rest of her time at the sanctuary, but her cubs were taken to a rehab facility in Sonoma County.The three cubs, along with another bear that was abandoned by his mother in the Tahoe area, went to the rehab facility to break the habits their mother taught them. By the time of their release, they became wary of humans and ready to enter the wild again.
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