Conservation Officers in BC Remove Metal Stove Pipe Stuck on Bear’s Head

Conservation Officers in BC Remove Metal Stove Pipe Stuck on Bear’s Head
A black bear yawns at its enclosure at the Dachigam National Park on the outskirts of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, on Sept. 12, 2020. The Canadian Press/AP/Mukhtar Khan
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A young bear in British Columbia’s Okanagan had to endure several days with a stove pipe stuck over its head before conservation officers were able to remove it.

The Conservation Officer Service of B.C. says residents in the area near Oliver first reported the problem about two weeks ago, saying they spotted a bear with what appears to be a long metal pipe protruding several feet off its snout.