Suspect Bear Killed

A 250-pound male black bear was caught and killed early Monday at the Sandia Mountains picnic ground where a woman was attacked early Sunday morning, Department of Game and Fish officials said Monday.
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"We are more than 95 percent sure we got the right bear," said Donald Jaramillo, the Game and Fish Department sergeant for the Albuquerque Supervisory District in a news release. The bear's feces contained hair that appeared to match a dog that was killed and eaten during Sunday's attack.

The bear was taken to Veterinary Diagnostic Services at the University of New Mexico for a necropsy. The 20-year-old victim had surgery Sunday at the University of New Mexico Hospital. Her father told Sergeant Jaramillo that she would recovery completely. The victim was dragged from her tent Sunday morning, but hit the bear in the face and the bear ran away.

Officials say the bear is believed to be about 5 years old. It returned to the scene Sunday night or early Monday morning, and was caught in a live trap. The bear had a long scar across its face and did not appear to have been caught by Game and Fish previously.

�The woman was attacked while camping with two male companions in the Sandia Mountains Sunday night. Officials say food inside the tent could have attracted the bear.

"The Department wants to encourage everyone using our national forests to remember that bears have a tremendous sense of smell," said Tod Stevenson, Director of the Department. "No one should keep food or trash anywhere near where they sleep. Even toothpaste, deodorant and some insect repellents can attract bears."

�Department employees attribute the number of aggressive bears the agency is handling this year to good cub survival over the previous two years, followed by extremely dry conditions that occurred this spring.For more tips about living with bears and other predators, visit the Department of Game and Fish web site.

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[MorfeoIII]

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The land belongs to all

The human being is first

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