A massive and notoriously mischievous black bear has been captured after more than a year on the run following a string of break-ins in California.
The 500lbs (227kg) bear, known to fans as Hank the Tank, is believed to have broken into 21 homes in the Lake Tahoe area since 2022.
Hank - who is actually a female bear registered as 64F - will be moved to a sanctuary in Colorado.
Her three cubs may be transferred to a facility in California's Sonoma County.
In a statement released on Friday, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) said that biologists had "safely immobilised" the bear, who had been linked to 21 break-ins by DNA evidence.
this is pretty much in my backyard so it’s been a fun story to follow. some of the ways the Bears have broken into places are both entertaining and terrifying..
"When you have a bear forcibly crashing its way through a garage door or ripping open a front door with people inside, that's pretty brazen and unusual,"
I would not want to be sitting in my living room for the arrival of such a visitor....
