Fish And Game Seizes Two Bear Cubs Being Displayed At Gas Station

Two bear cubs are being cared for at a Department of Fish and Game facility in Rancho Cordova after they were picked up in Nevada County. (credit: CBS13)

NEVADA COUNTY (CBS13) - The Department of Fish and Game has seized two bear cubs after a man was reportedly trying to sell them or give them away.

The bear cubs were being looked over at the department's headquarters in Rancho Cordova on Thursday. A man was reportedly trying to sell them or get rid of them at a North San Juan gas station on Wednesday and someone who saw the cubs called Fish and Game's tip line.

The man told Fish and Game the mother bear charged him on his Nevada County property several days ago and he shot her in self-defense. The man's name hasn't been released. It's unclear if he faces any charges.

The cubs will be rehabilitated in the Lake Tahoe area and released back into the wild some time in January.

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