We really aren't sure what is going on with the authorities in Britain and in the other nations in the Commonwealth. But it certainly doesn't look good. Police and wildlife officials in Calgary, Canada, were led on a merry little chase all over the area by a bear.
Jumping fences and slipping through alleys, a wily young black bear led cops and wildlife officers on a more than five-hour chase through a number of southeast communities yesterday.
The bear, estimated at two years old, managed to elude two fish and wildlife officers and five Calgary cops at least three times on its journey through Fish Creek Provincial Park, two communities and several neighbourhood streets after the incident began about 9 a.m.
The animal was finally subdued with a tranquillizer gun on Bonaventure Dr. S.E. about 2 p.m.
Insp. Michael Watterston said the goal was to contain the bear in Fish Creek Park, but it seemed to have its own agenda.
"Initially we wanted just to keep it away from the residential areas and obviously the little guy wanted to be in the residential areas," he said.
"The sneaky little guy was able to hide in the trees and get in the residential areas."
At least American bears are bulletproof, so there is an excuse down here when authorities can't catch one of these furry criminals. And at least it's a bear not a sheep, like in Britain. But in either country, the same video footage appears to apply. Mack Sennett would be proud.
