In Oxnard, a city up the coast toward Ventura, a California black bear (which actually is brown) came into the city and found himself 25 feet up a tree, probably thoroughly confused about how it all came about. But this tree, located on the edge of a city cemetery, was not a place a bear should be, so the authorities put their heads together to figure out how to get the 200 pound bear down. He really didn't want to leave his perch.
A number of tranquilizing darts were aimed at him and finally enough found their mark to do the job, and he drifted off. But now the problems was how to get a limp bear down without hurting him.
A hook and ladder truck was brought in and those brave men chosen for the job went up the ladder and put two slings around him. His back end was heavier than his front end, so he simply would have slipped out of a single sling. Once completely slung (slinged?), he was lifted out of the tree very carefully and lowered into the waiting arms of Officials with the Department of Fish and Game whose plans included taking the woozy fellow back up into the hills and letting him sleep it off.
People aren't crazy about loose bears in a city, but no one wanted the bear injured in the removal process. With all the mayhem in the world, it does a body good to see officials taking the time to care for a wild creature out of his element. Thanks, guys. Good job!
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