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Bear chopped in half by CP Rail was eating grain on tracks

June 22, 2006
Source: Rocky Mountain Outlook
Original storylink verified on June 24, 2006

Parks Canada officials say the black bear killed by a train just west of Field on the weekend had been feeding on grain on the tracks. “Grain is an attractant, and its spillage continues unabated.”

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