Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Stuck Bear Killed

Sad, but necessary. 

US wildlife officials who tried to capture a bear that had a jar stuck on its head, have shot the animal after it wandered into a busy Minnesota town.

The bear, a male about two years old, was killed by police after six days of failed efforts to catch it alive.

“When it got into town, our main concern was public safety,” said Rob Naplin, a local wildlife supervisor.

The wild black bear could breathe but could not eat or drink, and was probably hungry and dehydrated.

(3) Comments
Posted by Owen at 2335 hrs
Off-Duty

  1. I like how the article quotes a wildlife supervisor as saying they couldn’t tranquilize the bear because it stayed in forested areas, and yet the AP photo that is used along with the article shows the bear in plain sight and standing on top of what appears to be a dumpster.

    Uh, don’t think that’s a forested area…

    Posted by Recess Supervisor on July 31, 2008 at 0155 hrs


  2. Winnie-the-Pooh,
    Winnie-the-Pooh,
    Tubby little cubby all stuffed with fluff.
    He’s Winnie-the-    BLAM!

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on July 31, 2008 at 1412 hrs


  3. Great one, 3rd Way.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on July 31, 2008 at 2332 hrs


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