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New video shows Granada Hills bear returning to the wild
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California Department of Fish and Wildlife (via YouTube)
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This is (not) a breaking news alert.
Because it's Halloween and because there have been so many freakish animal stories in the news of late and because bears, we thought we'd bring you this minor development to a minor story of a bear on the loose in Granada Hills.
The black bear led police and wardens on a chase through a golf course and a residential neighborhood on Tuesday before being apprehended.
Now, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife is sharing a (very) brief clip of the bear being released back into the wild, complete with matching ear tags:
From the California Department of Fish and Wildlife
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