Bears attack camper, goat at NM ranch

ALBUQUERQUE (AP) - New Mexico authorities say one bear has been killed and conservation officers are looking for another after separate incidents in which a camper and goat were injured at Philmont Scout Ranch.

The state Department of Game and Fish set a trap for a bear that ran off after it jumped on a tent and took a swipe at a camper at about 5:40 a.m. Wednesday. The adult camper received a deep scratch to his face and was treated at the Philmont health facility.

At about 6 a.m., another bear attacked a goat near the Philmont museum and had the animal in its mouth when a staff member heard the commotion and was able to chase the bear off. Another staff member tracked down the bear and killed it.

The bear attack on the camper is the second incident in the past four days. A bear pulled a young woman from her tent while she was sleeping Monday in the Sandia Mountains east of Albuquerque.