FORT SIMPSON, N.W.T. (CP) - A curious black bear caused an oil spill near this town in the Northwest Territories, say officials.
About 12,000 litres of oil, equal to about a dozen household tanks, leaked out after the animal accidentally opened a valve at an Enbridge Pipelines site.
Nick Larter, a biologist for the Department of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development in the Deh Cho, said bears are naturally curious and especially like to play with anything soft and rubbery.
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/WeirdNews/2004/07/29/562272-cp.html
About 12,000 litres of oil, equal to about a dozen household tanks, leaked out after the animal accidentally opened a valve at an Enbridge Pipelines site.
Nick Larter, a biologist for the Department of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development in the Deh Cho, said bears are naturally curious and especially like to play with anything soft and rubbery.
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/WeirdNews/2004/07/29/562272-cp.html