Bear cub rescued after getting its head stuck in a container near BC wildfire

It was almost as if it were a scene from Winnie The Pooh.

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A young black bear near the major wildfire at Elephant Hill, close to Cache Creek in the BC Interior, had to be rescued after it got its head stuck in a bulk olive container.

According to BC Conservation Officer Service, ranchers in the area contacted authorities after they found the bear struggling with a container seemingly firmly affixed to its head.

Officers responded to the report and the container was successfully removed from the bear’s head.

All he wanted was some olives.

Near Elephant Hill fire, rancher contacted BCCOS to report finding this bear struggling. BCCOS successfully removed the bulk olive container pic.twitter.com/svfsH45mCP

— BC CO Service (@_BCCOS) August 16, 2017