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Photo courtesy of the Arizona Game & Fish Department (AZGFD)

The Brief

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - A mama bear and her two cubs were rescued from a tree at a Flagstaff elementary school on Friday, Oct. 24.

It was all made possible by Arizona Public Service (APS) and the Arizona Game & Fire Department (AZGFD) .

What we know:

AZGFD says the bears had been spotted roaming nearby neighborhoods recently, "drawn in by the abundance of apple trees in the area."

The family of bears climbed the tree on school grounds, and that's when AZGFD contacted APS to help with the rescue.

"By the time the APS crew arrived with a bucket truck, the mama bear had successfully been removed from the tree, while the cubs remained. APS field employee Jim Baldocchi, partnered with Game a

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