The infamous five-hundred-pound bear known as ‘Hank the Tank’ has been caught after home break-ins in the Tahoe area.
According to State officials, she was “safely immobilized” by a tranquilizer dart and apprehended Friday morning, and will now be moved to a sanctuary in southern Colorado.
Officials had tried everything to score her off, including sirens, de-activated tasers and but nothing deterred Hank The Tank from his snacks. (Later it was discovered that Hank is actually a female but the nickname has stuck.)
The “extremely food-habituated” 500lb female black bear had caused massive property damage by breaking into houses and eating anything she could find. And since she was no longer afraid of people, officials had no choice but to relocate her.
We wonder how grubs and berries will taste after she developed a taste for pepperoni pizza?