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Update: Utah DWR confirms Sanpete County bear cub was euthanized after mother could not be found

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A small wooden bear carving sits alone on a jagged rock in the Utah mountains, symbolizing a lost cub.
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SANPETE COUNTY, Utah, Aug. 27, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) — Michael Packer, a Utah Division of Wildlife Resources outreach manager, confirmed Thursday that a bear cub found alone in Sanpete County was not relocated, as hoped, but was euthanized.

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