By H. Rose Schneider | Times Union, Albany
Old Forge, N.Y. — A mother bear and two cubs were euthanized Sunday after officials said they gained access to food and garbage and became aggressive at an Adirondack campsite.
The trio of black bears had become regulars at state campsite Nicks Lake Campground, dining on food from campers and unsecured garbage, according to the state Department of Environmental Conservation. The bears reportedly got into at least one vehicle and charged at a vehicle and campground staff as they tried to get the bears to leave.