AZGFD: Bear euthanized on northeast side

Joey Greaber, Whitney Clark

1:53 PM, Dec 18, 2017

10:50 PM, Dec 18, 2017

A bear was euthanized on the northeast side of Tucson Saturday night.

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TUCSON (KGUN9-TV) - A bear was euthanized on the northeast side of Tucson Saturday night.

According to the Arizona Game and Fish Department, the bear was found in the 7700 block of E. Park View Dr.

AZGFD says the bear was very old, malnourished and ill.

The bear was over 16-years-old, with blunted teeth, lesions and possibly vision impaired.

"The bear was unlikely to have survived much longer let alone through the winter," AZGFD said.

Very old, malnourished & ill bear found in the 7700 block of E. Park View Dr. in northeast Tucson & humanely put down late Sat. Age 16 years+, blunted teeth, lesions & possibly vision-impaired. Unlikely to have survived much longer, let alone through winter. pic.twitter.com/EBkudpHhQf
— AZ Game & Fish Dept (@azgfdTucson) December 18, 2017

Mark Hart with the Arizona Game and Fish Department confirmed with KGUN9 that this is the same bear that was spotted last week.