Exotic Incident #271
Incident Date:
04/02/2000
Location:
Metairie, LA - USA
Facility Name:
Sterling & Reid Bros. circus
Facility Type:
Circus (C)
Incident Category:
Escape of animal (EA)
Species:
Bears
Animal:
Bear
Animal disposition:
Summary:
A bear traveling with Sterling and Reid Bros. Circus toppled out of a circus trailer and onto Interstate 10, stalling traffic for three hours while wary motorists contained the animal and waited for help.
Action take by Born Free USA:
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