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-Eagle Pass
After a series of phone calls to Eagle Pass Police alerting them of the presence of what reportedly were black bears in the vicinity of the Seco Mines area in the northernmost sector of our city.
A resident called on Sunday morning these reports were confirmed when a resident on Barrera Street called the Maverick County Sheriff's Department and reported that a bear was in a tree in a tree in his front yard.
This may have been the bear seen in the Enrique Montalvo Subdivision on Friday near The News Gram offices.
Officers of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department were called in to assist and they arrived at 2435 Barrera where they found the young cub. They were able to get the cub down and subdue it and were reportedly going to release it in a safe place where it can live out its days in its natural habitat.
On Monday, The Eagle Pass Police Department received yet another report of a bear sighting which in all probability may be the mother bear searching for her lost cub.
It is believed that the recent drout has affected the bear's habitat and they are looking for food in moist areas similar to those around the Rio Grande and the bears may be hungry and simply searching for food.