LC, have you seen this bear?

[Lady Cop]

i don't think there has been a more famous bear since Smokey...he's been all over the 'net from LATimes to Toronto.
i think he's eating some fish and clams and salt-water taffy.
a humane trap has been set for him.



seafood platter please


his travels


the inevitable tee-shirt



Maybe he wanted some quality beach time, a chance to cool off in chilly Cape Cod Bay. That thick black coat can get a bit warm, after all. Or maybe he wanted a glimpse of the great white sharks lurking off the Chatham coast.

Who knows why a black bear, a male possibly weighing up to 200 pounds, paw-paddled his away across Cape Cod Canal, then made his way down historic Route 6A, passing some of the Cape's nicest architecture along the way. But the young bear's trip may end in Provincetown, the bustling Cape-tip town that's home to numerous bars and restaurants and a tourist magnet. That's where the wandering youngster was spotted Wednesday morning, and officials are now scrambling to remove him before trouble occurs.

State wildlife officials hope to trap or tranquilize the animal and move it to a more suitable spot for black bears — the woods of western Massachusetts.