SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- A young female bear burned during the Carr Fire in Shasta County is back in the wild.
The state department of fish and wildlife released the bear Friday.
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A crew working to fix damaged utility poles spotted the bear a month ago licking its burned paws.
She was taken to UC Davis where vets used sterilized tilapia skins as bio-logic bandages.
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A young mountain lion injured during California's devastating Thomas Fire was also treated with the same fish-skin bandages.
Here are more stories related to the Carr Fire burning in Shasta County.