Published November 28, 2015
A necropsy shows a bear cub found dead under a bush in New York City's Central Park was likely hit by a motor vehicle and wasn't the victim of animal cruelty.
State wildlife officials announced the animal's cause of death Tuesday.
The lifeless black cub was spotted a day earlier by two women walking their dogs.
At first, authorities suspected animal abuse played a part.
But after lab tests, the state Department of Environmental Conservation determined the cause of death was blunt trauma consistent with a vehicle crash.
State wildlife officials say the cub was a female, about 6 months old and weighing 44 pounds.
Authorities don't know how the bear ended up in Central Park and they're still investigating.
Bears are not among the park's known wildlife population.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/bear-cub-found-under-bush-in-central-park-was-likely-killed-by-a-car-not-from-animal-cruelty