Hibernating black bear family reunited after scared by dog

A family of black bears from Prince George, B.C.,hasbeen reunited and will be spending the rest of their hibernation at a wildlifeshelter in Smithers, B.C.

The relocation comes after a dog stumbledupon their den and scared the mother bear up a tree.

"They had a really hard time dealing with this bear. She was up in a tree and their metabolisms are very, very slow thistime of year," said Tanya Landry, a volunteer with the Northern Lights Wildlife Society.

"So tranquilizing her proved to be very difficult. And then when she finally did fall asleep from the tranquilizer, sheactually got stuck in the tree she was in."

Conservation officers had to cut down the treewith the bear in it.

Once the mother bear was rescued, conservation officers climbed into the bears'den to pull out her cubs.

The family was loaded into a truck and made the over four-hour drive to Smithers.

Landry says they're now living in a specially designed bear den that was donated to the shelter last year.