The Tribune's top photos of 2012
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Marc Kenyon with California Department of Fish and Game places a tranquilized bear cub into a den in March. The 40-pound black bear was found injured near Santa Margarita and, after a period of treatment and recovery, was released back into the wild on the Chimineas Ranch between Santa Maria and Bakersfield. Read more » DAVID MIDDLECAMP — dmiddlecamp@thetribunenews.com Buy Photo
