Sunday, May 16, 2004

Pig-devouring bear at large in Maine

"Johnson said he went inside and got a flashlight. By the time he returned, the bear had grabbed the pig again and headed for the woods.

Johnson said he alerted all his neighbors, including a nearby dairy farm and some people who keep rabbits.

'I've lived here seven years and never had a problem,' he said. 'Oh, sometimes someone would see one in the spring and then again maybe in the fall. But nothing like this. The kids aren't sleeping too well.'

'This is a hungry bear,' Eaton said, guessing that it is a large male. "