France is preparing its wildfire-fighting troops and its water-carrying aircraft a month earlier than usual. Adding to the concern - an unusually dry winter that reduced moisture in the soil. That’s more than double the annual average for the past 16 years. STORY: Unseasonable heat is hitting parts of Europe - which came as a surprise to these tourists in Lisbon on Thursday.“We really love it but it's really early and it's really hot.' While visitors may be enjoying the sun - the high temperatures are raising fears that wildfires could start early, as they did last year when over 1.9 million acres were destroyed across Europe. It was examined on-site, tagged and loaded into transport for later release in the Mount Rose area,” he said.“They indicated it was a ‘wanted’ bear due some nuisance behavior recently in the area.” Credit: Keith Bohn via Storyful

It did not,” Bohn explained.“After about 20 minutes, the bear fell from the tree and was caught safely.

“Our crews assisted NDOW in getting a bear out of a tree using a ladder and salvage cover,” it said.Bohn told Storyful the bear wandered into his neighborhood Double Diamond early on Wednesday morning.“Wildlife personnel were on scene for a while to monitor the bear and tranquilize it if it came down on its own.

Firefighters rescued a bear stuck in a tree on a residential street in Reno, Nevada, on April 26, authorities said.Video filmed by local resident Keith Bohn shows a group of intrigued neighbors gather to watch the scene unfold, cheering as the bear fell safely from the tree into a tarp held by firefighters.The Reno Fire Department said it sent two engines out to a “bear-y interesting call” on Wednesday.

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