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Bear Relocated After Early Morning Moab Sighting

9/22/2025

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A black bear was spotted in a Moab, Utah neighborhood early Thursday morning.
The Moab City Police Department reported the sighting at 2:15 a.m. on McGill Boulevard.
A Grand County deputy found the bear behind Helen M. Knight Elementary School.
After being sedated by the Utah Department of Natural Resources, the bear was relocated to the Abajo Mountains on Friday.
Biologists estimated the bear to be nine years old.

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Story summary

A black bear was spotted in a Moab, Utah neighborhood early Thursday morning.
The Moab City Police Department reported the sighting at 2:15 a.m. on McGill Boulevard.
A Grand County deputy found the bear behind Helen M. Knight Elementary School.
After being sedated by the Utah Department of Natural Resources, the bear was relocated to the Abajo Mountains on Friday.
Biologists estimated the bear to be nine years old.