A black bear that was tranquilized in a park in Dartmouth, N.S., has been released back into the wild, according to the Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources and Renewables (DNRR).
The young male bear was spotted in a tree in the Dartmouth Commons on Thursday, prompting police to tell the public to avoid the area. The Dartmouth High and Bicentennial schools were placed under hold-and-secure orders as a precaution.
DNRR tranquilized the bear and brought it down with inflatable safety mattresses and a bucket truck. The animal was not injured.
Police received a report that the bear was in the area around 5 a.m. Thursday, but there were no further sightings until after 11 a.m. when it was spotted up a tree in the park.
Parissa Ishani was playing disc golf on the Dartmouth Commons the day after the bear was removed.
“The fact that I didn’t know it …