Search For Bear With Jar On Head Over, Officials Confirm
Posted July 22, 2010 2:25 pm.
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An elusive black bear who had its head stuck in a pickle jar for the last two weeks is no longer in a pickle, wildlife officials confirm.
Conservation officers near Thunder Bay, Ont., say an empty jar found on the shores of Lake Superior is the same jar the curious animal had been struggling with.
Officials say the jar, which was found with a large clump of black fur inside, is the same style, size and shape as the jar seen on the bear’s head in a photo taken this week.
The jar has scratches on it, and a hole consistent with a claw mark, officials say. It was found about a kilometre away from where the bear was last spotted.
“I’m hoping that he pulled it off. The worst would be that he tried to swim and the jug would fill up with water, and he’d drown,” Johnston said.
“I don’t expect we’ll hear from mister bear again.”
