DEEP Euthanizes Black Bear
On Tuesday, June 19, 2018, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Environmental Conservation Police (EnCon) responded to a residence on Winsted Road in Torrington, CT for a black bear that had entered a home through a screen window. Upon arrival of EnCon the bear was euthanized as it exited the house following DEEP protocol.
The bear is a sow, approximately one-year-old, the agency had not previously had contact with this bear.
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