Cubs Of Former Lake Tahoe Bear "Hank The Tank" Released Back Into Wild After Rehab Stint

CBS Bay Area

June 7, 2024

The cubs of the controversial Lake Tahoe bear formerly known as "Hank the Tank" were released into the eastern Sierra Nevada mountains after they were sent to a rehab facility in Sonoma County, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife said.

Hank, who now goes by Henrietta, was linked to many break-ins over several years in the Tahoe area. She was eventually captured in August 2023 and taken to the Wild Animal Sanctuary in Colorado.

"Fish and game said when they did catch her she was skin and bones, they could feel her ribs and backbone. So she was pretty desperate," said Pat Craig, the sanctuary's executive director.

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