[Philmont] A different type of "bear attack"

Sept 25, 2006

MILFORD, N.H. - A teddy bear has been implicated in 2,500 deaths. Of
trout, that is. State officials say a teddy bear dropped into a pool at a
Fish and Game Department hatchery earlier this month clogged a drain. The
clog blocked the flow of oxygen to the pool and suffocated the fish.

Hatcheries supervisor Robert Fawcett said the bear - a Paddington Bear
dressed in yellow raincoat and hat - is believed to be the first stuffed
bear to cause fatalities at the facility. "We've had pipes get clogged,
but it's usually with more naturally occurring things like a frog or even
a dead muskrat," he said. "This one turned out to be a teddy bear, and we
don't know how it got there."

The deaths prompted Fawcett to release a written warning: "RELEASE OF ANY
TEDDY BEARS into the fish hatchery water IS NOT PERMITTED." He said it's
not known who dropped the bear, but urged anyone whose bear ends up in a
hatchery pool to find a worker to remove it. "They might save your teddy
bear, and keep it from becoming a killer," he said. "It's kind of a cute
little teddy bear and people wouldn't think that a cute little teddy bear
would be able to kill fish."

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Received on Tue Sep 26 16:30:01 2006