A Florida black bear was spotted and safely captured unharmed at Tampa International Airport, officials say.
A black bear was captured on Tampa International Airport property.Tampa International Airport officials are accustomed to encountering wildlife on the airport's property. However, this week they encountered a first.
The bear was seen on the north end of the airport property in the employee parking lot, Tampa International Airport Executive Vice President of Operations John Tiliacos said. Airport officials believe the bear made its way onto airport property after scaling a fence.Local and state agencies set up a "robust perimeter" and a trap around the area in an attempt to capture the bear, according to Tiliacos.
"Wildlife is not something that's foreign to us," said Tiliacos, who noted that the airport has a wildlife biologist on staff and is accustomed to animals including birds, coyotes and gopher tortoises.Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission staff have been monitoring bear sightings in Tampa for the past several weeks, and the juvenile bear captured on Wednesday is believed to be the same one that was reported in the Carrollwood area of Tampa in May, the agency said.
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