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The 74-year-old woman was walking on Berkshire Crossing Road in Avon when the female bear “approached her and bit her,” according to a news release from the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP).
At a news conference, DEEP officials said the woman returned home after the attack and called for help, according toCBS News.
The woman was then transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, DEEP said.
Her injuries included minor puncture wounds, per CBS' News report.
Meanwhile, the bear involved in the attack “was humanely euthanized at the scene,” according to DEEP.
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Black bears that attack a human must be euthanized, DEEP said in Friday’s news release.
“It is DEEP’s policy to manage the black bear population to maximize ecological, economic, and cultural benefits while providing for public safety and property protection,” the department added.
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Contact and conflict between bears and humans has reportedly been on the rise in recent years.
DEEP says it has received “multiple reports” of bears entering homes “this week alone.”
One bear was euthanized in Salisbury after entering “multiple homes” in town, according to DEEP’s press release.
source: people.com
