An adult black bear was found dead in a plastic bag Friday night in Arlington, Virginia, the Animal Welfare League of Arlington said.
Animal control was called about what was believed to be a dead dog, but a deputy then realized it was the body of an adult bear.
Arlington is adjacent to Washington, D.C.
Jennifer Toussant, the chief of animal control, and a conservation police officer from the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources also went to the scene to help examine and remove the bear, according to a statement from AWLA. The body of the bear will undergo further forensic examination, officials said.
There was no information immediately available about how officials think the bear may have died.
The discovery comes a few weeks after several people reported seeing at least one black bear around Arlington and D.C. In June, a bear was captured in Northeast D.C. and relocated to a remote area of Maryland. Bears can be found throughout Maryland and Virginia, and they are regularly spotted in the suburbs.
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