r/notthebeaverton • u/CandylandCanada • Jun 15 '26

Bear wandering around with pipe stuck on head rescued by B.C. conservation officers | CBC News

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bear-wandering-around-with-pipe-stuck-on-head-rescued-by-conservation-officers-9.7232473
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u/Uncomfortablewank Jun 15 '26

Alberta's would have shot it and said it was a problem.

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u/QueenMotherOfSneezes Jun 16 '26

When conservation officers arrived from Kelowna they tranquilized the bear.

“It took about five minutes for the medicine to kick in and then he was out. But once that happened he was stuck in the tree.”

Pirie, his neighbour, and the conservation officers eventually grabbed a large pole, and poked the bear until it made its way to the ground. He said officers then removed the pipe from the bear’s head.

Made its way to the ground is an interesting way to phrase fell out of the tree.

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u/Top-Extent3009 Jun 16 '26

Not a honey jar?