Tahoe bear released in Yosemite   January 10, 2001 - Associated Press YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK (AP) -- An orphaned, 115-pound bear cub was hauled by sled across miles of meadows, stumps and snowmounds to a den near Glacier Point, in what officials describe as the first bear release of its sort in California. "For 25 years, we've been dragging people out of the wilderness. It's something to drag something in," Yosemite Park Ranger Mike Durr said, summing up the effort to return the black bear to the wild. The sedated bear, whose mother was euthanized by the Park Service last summer after repeatedly harassing visitors -- including a camper who shot at the animal -- was put in the den Tuesday by California Fish and Game officers and Yosemite National Park managers. The orphaned cub had been taken to Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care in South Lake Tahoe, Calif., for rehabilitation. The wildlife center, Park Service employees and Fish and Game authorities geared up for weeks for the release in Yosemite. Yosemite wildlife biologist Kate McCurdy brought two colleagues to build the den near a stream and far enough away from civilization to limit its contact with humans. To track its progress, the Park Service tagged the bear and placed a transmitting collar on him.