Posted on 06/29/2008 6:09:32 PM PDT by blam
Florida biologist saves drowning bear
Last Updated: 12:14AM BST 30/06/2008
A biologist has dived into the Gulf of Mexico in Florida to rescue a stray black bear.
Biologist Adam Warwick saves a 375-pound black bear from drowning in Gulf waters
Warwick performed the daring rescue when the bear bolted for open Gulf waters after taking the tranquilizer dart The 375lb beast had been roaming a residential area at Alligator Point, near Tallahassee, when wildlife officers decided to trap it and move it away from houses.
They shot the bear with a tranquiliser dart, spooking the animal, which raced toward the water. With the tranquilising dart taking longer than expected to have an affect on the animal, it managed to swim at least 25 yards before becoming drowsy.
That was when Adam Warwick, a biologist with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, decided the bear may need rescuing and dived in.
"I wasn't sure what I was going to do when I jumped in," he said "It was a spur of the moment decision. I had a lot of adrenaline pumping when I saw the bear in the water.
"I wanted to keep him from swimming into deeper water."
As the animal started losing the ability to move its legs, it became distressed and Mr Warwick decided to try to create a splash to herd the animal back to shore.
"Instead, the clearly confused bear looked at me as if he was either going to go by, through or over me . . . and at times he even looked as if he was just going to climb on top of me to keep from drowning."
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
Now, if only someone had the b@lls to jump in to save the ‘Drowning GOP Elephant In The Room,’ all would be well in my little world. :)
Don’t let Gentle Ben drown.
A strong swimmer, and an animal lover = relocated bear.
What do you think: crazy, insane, or a little of each?
Oh, a tranquilizer dart. I thought maybe the bear went swimming less than an hour after he ate.
I woke up in the North Woods one morning to find a Black Bear licking my toes. I was not inclined to save him from anything, but was seriously questioning my decision to leave my .45 caliber ammunition locked up in an ammo can in the back of the jeep. Fortunately, the bear did not like the taste of my toes and wandered off.
Jumping in the water to rescue a bear? This dude is no bullsh#t!
I explained why here:
The Inevitable NJ Black Bear Hunt
and here:
The Inevitable NJ Black Bear Hunt Part 2
Now on top of that we're going to have to put up with all those activists swimming around in the Delaware looking for Bears to save.
Not legal in most of the lower 38.
/johnny
There's something you don't see every day.
/johnny
“Is there a marine biologist here?”
“There’s something you don’t see every day. “
Yeah, a bear in a man hug.
ping
The Fish and Wildlife guys shot it with a dart in a tall tree. Unfortunately the bear fell out and was killed by the fall.
Thank goodness you left the odor eaters at home.
No, but I'm a chef. I can help. Ursa (minor?) is a smaller species of American bears.
Serve with red wine.
Most parts are fairly good with enough garlic and onion to cover the dog-like smell.
Part it out like a hog.(it's not kosher)
/johnny
Let’s see if I have this straight. They shoot the bear with a tranquilizer dart and cause it to run into the water, bears can swim quite well BTW, and because it is drugged it starts to drown, so one of the guys responsible for putting the bear in this situation goes in after the bear and saves it, now he is considered to be a big saver of the bear. Wow, that would be like me drugging a kid, throwing them into a swimming pool and them calling myself a hero when I jumped in and kept him from drowning. Lefties continually amaze me with their convoluted reasoning.
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