Black Bear Caught in Icy Minnesota Culvert Rescued by Crews

A black bear who had been caught in an icy Minnesota culvert was rescued by the Minnesota Division of Pure Sources.

The bear had gotten caught throughout hibernation in an icy culvert alongside a highway close to Wannaska. The male black bear was round 6 years previous and weighed between 375 and 400 kilos. Bears often hibernate above floor, in accordance with a Fb publish by the Division of Pure Sources, so this was commonplace. Sadly, the culvert started to flood and the bear acquired caught in deep snow.

The workforce’s bear biologist examined the animal and mentioned he was wholesome however groggy. They relocated him to a state recreation sanctuary the place he’ll proceed to hibernate.

“He tried to push himself out and sort of acquired wedged on some frozen water that had frozen and thawed, frozen and thawed and acquired caught in place and drained,” Andy Tri, the bear biologist, informed Inforum.

KVLY-TV reported that the bear was caught for 3 days earlier than the division got here to free him. They injected the bear with an anesthetic and had been capable of take him out of the ice, which took about 20 minutes.

Some individuals on Fb criticized the division for taking days to answer calls concerning the caught bear.

In response to the complaints, they mentioned that “it’s usually higher for animals (and people) when” they resist intervening.

“Sometimes bears would be capable of escape a moist culvert on their very own, however this was not a typical case. We made the choice to take away the bear and permit him to recuperate in an space the place he wouldn’t be the middle of human consideration and will end his hibernation in peace.”

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This text by Hailey Kanowsky was first revealed by OneGreenPlanet on 10 February 2023. 

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