Topic / ENVIRONMENT : Tranquilizer Rifles Given to Wardens
Members of a wildlife society established after the shooting of a bear in Azusa presented two tranquilizer rifles to the state Department of Fish and Game in the Monrovia City Council chambers Friday.
The San Gabriel Mountains Bear and Wildlife Preservation Society, formed earlier this month, raised about $1,000 in 12 days to buy the rifles, said Craig Bonholtzer, founder and president. Bonholtzer said 16 individuals and organizations, including local police unions, contributed to the fund.
Bonholtzer established the society after the May 20 shooting of a California black bear that wandered onto Azusa streets.
A May 31 police report said that Fish and Game wardens lacked the proper equipment to tranquilize the animal.
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