Overview
- Police, animal control, and state wildlife officers closed streets after a young black bear perched in a neighborhood tree Tuesday near Second Avenue and Raymo Street in Albany.
- A DEC officer fired a tranquilizer around 11:40 a.m. as crews held a large safety net and set crash pads beneath the branches.
- The sedative took time to work, and the woozy bear finally slipped from the limbs and dropped into the net without injury.
- NYSDEC staff examined the bear on site, transported it, and later released it in the Catskill Mountains, sharing video of the release.
- A bystander’s clip with running narration went viral on X within days, drawing millions of views and broad attention to the rescue.