Chazz bear

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Bear captured, relocated from Chassahowitzka
TBO.com

Trappers last night snared a Florida black bear in the backyard of a homeowner in Hernando County, officials said. Today, the bear is getting tagged and will take a ride somewhere to the north of where it was captured, where it will be released back into the wild.

Florida Fish and wildlife Conservation Commission spokesman Gary Morse said the bear was becoming bothersome in the undisclosed neighborhood because a resident continued to stock his birdfeeder that was being raided by the bear. In Florida it is illegal to leave food out specifically to attract a bear.

Once that happens, the bear becomes used to easy eats and strolls to other homes where it eats from other feeders or garbage cans.

Morse said that whenever the bear is released in areas near where it was caught, they always find their way back to the easy pickings. If the bear is trapped a second time, it becomes a nuisance animal and faces the possibility of euthanasia, he said.

So, this bear is heading north, Morse said. Where it will be released was not revealed.

The Florida black bear is a threatened species. They can grow to up to 450 pounds.