Florida, this has gotten out of
hand. First you had a bear that went to a child’s birthday party, hung out in a
tree, and then got hit with a tranquilizer dart in front of the children,
ruining any cute bear fantasies the children might have had (that was actually
a good result to an otherwise bad day). (prior coverage here) Then you had a rash of bears attacking joggers with little, pitiful dogs
that didn’t give any resistance. (prior coverage here).
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| Black Bear, lounging after a swim |
Now you have bears going for
swims in people’s backyards. The Collier County Reporter states that two black bears broke into a Naples woman’s
backyard, swam in the pool, and tried to get in the house. She called 911, but they apparently didn’t
come. The bears hung around in the pool
for an hour before running away.
Seriously Florida, your bears aren’t
looking for picnic baskets. They are hanging out in your backyards, using your
pool and before long, will probably be breaking into your outdoor refrigerators
and stealing your beer if they don’t break into the house first. If they are like feral hogs, they will then
go wild and attack everything in sight before being hung over in the corner. A five hundred pound black bear is just as
scary as a 300 pound feral hog. And a
bear can climb a tree.
Florida, you have bears on the protected
species list. The ghost of Charlton
Heston must be out of his mind right now.
They are supposed to be confined to state or national parks, but clearly
are leaving the parks and lives in trees, hunting for grubs for hanging out in
cities with swimming pools and tasty birthday cake. It’s time to bring back a limited hunt. If not, before long, bears are going to be
stopping traffic, breaking into cars, and generally taking over. With your python
problem, and your Taco-Bell drunk ID problem, this might not be such a bad
thing. It would certainly be more
entertaining for the rest of us.
Full story with video: http://www.nbc-2.com/story/24217053/bears-go-for-a-swim-in-north-naples-pool#.UrGjHeJ5PSi
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