well, it was an eco-terrorist bear obviously...

[Guest guest]

this sux

and i doubt anyone will really care.. Prince Bush will probably want it as a

rug...

 

 

Bear falls victim to G8 security

 

Friday, June 28, 2002

By Reuters

 

 

KANANASKIS, Alberta — Canada's effort to stage an environmentally friendly

summit of world leaders suffered a blow this week with news that a wildlife

officer accidently killed a bear near the venue.

Canadian officials have thrown a ring of steel around the secluded mountain

resort hosting the Group of Eight summit to keep the leaders safe from

terrorists, protesters, and bears who roam the Canadian Rockies.

 

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi told reporters that a stubborn bear had

fallen foul of the security.

 

A Canadian security official confirmed the bear was shot by an Alberta

provincial wildlife officer inside the security zone this week but said she had

no other details, such as what kind of bear it was. Alberta authorities were not

immediately available for comment.

 

" The bear didn't want to leave the protected zone. They fired a tranquilizer

dart at it. Unfortunately, instead of hitting a muscle, because of an abrupt

movement, they hit its heart and the bear died, " Berlusconi said. " Everyone was

sorry and so, of course, were we, " he added.

 

Bears as well as cougars and mountain sheep are regularly sighted in the

Canadian Rockies and are protected by local laws.

 

Canada has been eager to present the two-day summit as a " green event, " offering

the media environmentally friendly information kits using only natural fibers,

eco-certified paper, and vegetable-based inks.

 

 

Copyright 2002, Reuters

[Guest guest]

Fraggle

 

It certainly does. It's also very worrying that people in charge of guns

cannot aim better!

 

Jo

 

> this sux

> and i doubt anyone will really care.. Prince Bush will probably want it as

a rug...

 

 

 

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