First, there was that bear cub that appeared in an Alaskan grocery store, and now we have hitchhiking bears all over Vancouver!
…Well, not exactly. But one black bear did hitch a ride on a garbage truck yesterday and ended up downtown Vancouver. Officials think that the bear was hiding in a garbage container in the suburbs and was dumped into the back of the truck.
A conservation officer was able to tranquilize the bear, and he’s being released back into the wild today. Thank goodness Vancouver has bear patrol!
Regardless, the bear now has twitter! You can keep up with him by following downtown_bear.