06-09-2012, 07:51 AM
ha! they removed the trap and are going to leave him alone for now.
PROVINCETOWN — State officials have suspended trapping operations for the Cape Cod bear.
Because the bear has not presented a public safety issue, state wildlife officials are returning to just monitoring the bear's activities, Reginald Zimmerman, assistant press secretary for the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, said Friday.
Zimmerman said the bear traps in Provincetown would be removed. He said future action could still be taken if a public safety issue arose with the bear.
The bear was spotted Friday night near a hill at Pilgrim Monument, said Provincetown police Sgt. Glenn Enos.
"A couple from Hyannis called it in," he said. "They heard a commotion, and there was the bear, having dinner."at the Lobster Shack?
He said the call came in at about 7:30 p.m. and the couple was "75 to 100 feet" away from the bear. The area the bear was spotted was blocked off by police while wildlife authorities responded.The bear "eluded us," said Enos
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State wildife officials placed a bear trap in the woods of Provincetown with doughnuts nearby as bait.
PROVINCETOWN — State officials have suspended trapping operations for the Cape Cod bear.
Because the bear has not presented a public safety issue, state wildlife officials are returning to just monitoring the bear's activities, Reginald Zimmerman, assistant press secretary for the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, said Friday.
Zimmerman said the bear traps in Provincetown would be removed. He said future action could still be taken if a public safety issue arose with the bear.
The bear was spotted Friday night near a hill at Pilgrim Monument, said Provincetown police Sgt. Glenn Enos.
"A couple from Hyannis called it in," he said. "They heard a commotion, and there was the bear, having dinner."at the Lobster Shack?
He said the call came in at about 7:30 p.m. and the couple was "75 to 100 feet" away from the bear. The area the bear was spotted was blocked off by police while wildlife authorities responded.The bear "eluded us," said Enos
State wildife officials placed a bear trap in the woods of Provincetown with doughnuts nearby as bait.