State wildlife officials successfully captured a bear after it caused a bit of a disruption at the Magic Kingdom early Monday morning.Chopper 2 was overhead as experts from Fish and Wildlife searched for the bear.Below: WESH 2 exclusive footage shows the bear being taken away Walt Disney World first confirmed the bear was in a tree on Disney property, and visitors using the park app saw some areas unavailable, and others that were open had significant wait times just after park opening.Disney later said a little before 10 a.m. that after consulting with state experts, it was reopening Frontierland, Liberty Square, and Adventureland at the Magic Kingdom.Chopper 2 was able to get exclusive video of the bear being carried out in the early afternoon. FWC said the adult female bear was “chemically immobilized so that staff could safely capture her before relocation.” We’re told she was taken in the area of the Ocala National Forest. In most cases of bears wandering into neighborhoods or areas not considered a more natural habitat, they’re given the space needed to safely wander off, but the FWC wrote, “Given this situation, staff have captured the animal and are relocating the bear out of the park.”FWC says the bear was likely looking for food when it ended up on Disney property. Top headlines:Listen to news and weather headlines with the WESH 2 podcast National Hurricane Center tracking 2 tropical disturbances in AtlanticDeputies: Man shot, killed by neighbor in Volusia County
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State wildlife officials successfully captured a bear after it caused a bit of a disruption at the Magic Kingdom early Monday morning.
Chopper 2 was overhead as experts from Fish and Wildlife searched for the bear.
Below: WESH 2 exclusive footage shows the bear being taken away
Walt Disney World first confirmed the bear was in a tree on Disney property, and visitors using the park app saw some areas unavailable, and others that were open had significant wait times just after park opening.
Disney later said a little before 10 a.m. that after consulting with state experts, it was reopening Frontierland, Liberty Square, and Adventureland at the Magic Kingdom.
Chopper 2 was able to get exclusive video of the bear being carried out in the early afternoon.
FWC said the adult female bear was “chemically immobilized so that staff could safely capture her before relocation.” We’re told she was taken in the area of the Ocala National Forest.
In most cases of bears wandering into neighborhoods or areas not considered a more natural habitat, they’re given the space needed to safely wander off, but the FWC wrote, “Given this situation, staff have captured the animal and are relocating the bear out of the park.”
FWC says the bear was likely looking for food when it ended up on Disney property.
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