Bear in Trap Left in Tim Hortons Parking Lot

[Peter Emberley]

The Department of Natural Resources says it is taking the situation involving a black bear that was left briefly in a trap in the parking lot of a Tim Hortons in Happy Valley-Goose Bay earlier this week very seriously. Video taken by customers shows the animal in a bear trap attached to a department truck, parked in the lot. The bear appears agitated, and is shown moving restlessly inside the trap.

A department spokesperson says they are aware of the situation and the matter is being addressed internally. The department says the bear was released without harm in a safe location.

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