Amarillo Zoo gives bear cub ânew lifeâ, saves from euthanasia after multiple captures in New Mexico Amarillo Zoo receives new female bear cub (Source: City of Amarillo) By Kaitlin Johnson | March 16, 2021 at 10:01 AM CDT - Updated March 17 at 12:35 AM
AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - The Amarillo Zoo has a new bear cub.
According to a news release, the 1-year-old cub was brought to the Amarillo Zoo after multiple captures near humans and communities by the New Mexico Department of Game & Fish.
A private landowner in New Mexico contacted the Amarillo Zoo, and the cub was transported to its new home.
The female cub has found a new life at the Amarillo Zoo. In New Mexico, wild animals captured four times by state officials near and around humans or communities are subject to euthanasia because they can become a danger to humans and themselves.