ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- A grizzly bear shot this week because it was suspected of mauling Alaskans was cleared in one of the attacks through DNA testing, a scientist said.
The Anchorage Daily News reported Thursday that the bear show this week was not the grizzly that severely mauled 15-year-old cyclist Petra Davis along the Far North Bicentennial Park's Rover's Run.
"The DNA doesn't match. It appears as though that bear wasn't involved in the Petra Davis attack," said Dr. Sandra Talbot of the Alaska Science Center. "It's just preliminary, but I'm pretty confident of the results."
The bear was shot more than a week after mauling Clivia Feliz in the park.
Authorities were able to identify the bear by her cubs, one of which has a white collar of fur, the newspaper reported.
