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Injured black bear roaming Altamonte Springs, Florida
Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 11:13 am
by CentralFlGal
Search For Injured Black Bear
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is intensifying its search for an injured black bear in Altamonte Springs.
A family on West Citrus Street called police Sunday night after spotting the bear in their backyard.
One of the family members told police the bear was missing its right front paw.
Officials have been searching for the bear for weeks without success.
The commission wants to relocate the bear, but so far traps and darts have not worked.
Homeowners in Altamonte Springs are being urged to stow away garbage cans and other potential food sources until the bear is caught.
For more information tune to Central Florida News 13. Only on Bright House Networks.
http://cfn13.com/StoryHeadline.aspx?id=15809
Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 11:14 am
by Janice
Wow, during that time, he could have bled to death if his paw was bleeding.
Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 1:17 pm
by O Town
Yes, I saw parts of that story on the noon news today. Looks like they finally caught him.
http://www.wftv.com/news/9251784/detail.html
Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 8:50 am
by george_r_1961
We had a similar situation in Hampton a few years ago. A black bear started showing up at various places in the pre dawn hours, including a public beach and a residential area. He was a male and it was mating season. Talking about looking for love in all the wrong places
He seemed to ignore people and never approached or threatened anyone. When he was finally captured it was found he had already been tagged.; he was a repeat offender.
Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 8:56 am
by Janice
LOL, great story.....
Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 9:43 am
by CentralFlGal
george_r_1961 wrote:We had a similar situation in Hampton a few years ago. A black bear started showing up at various places in the pre dawn hours, including a public beach and a residential area. He was a male and it was mating season. Talking about looking for love in all the wrong places
He seemed to ignore people and never approached or threatened anyone. When he was finally captured it was found he had already been tagged.; he was a repeat offender.
ROFL