Young Black Bear Captured in Bentonville

Young black bear captured in Bentonville

Watch viewer-submitted footage of the bear in the video player above. BENTONVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/FOX24) — Witness video shows a young black bear being captured in Bentonville around noon on May 28. Officers with the Bentonville Police Department and Bentonville animal control, with assistance from the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC), caught the bear after it was seen scaling a tree in Bentonville. "It's probably a yearling," Keith Stephens…

Young black bear spotted in Bentonville tree

The creature is 2 or 3 years old and is in its cinnamon phase, according to Arkansas Game & Fish.