Black bear cub retrieved from Windsor van [Video]

Chatham-Kent’s Pet and Wildlife Rescue (PAWR) Centre had an unusual animal in its care for a part of the Labour Day long weekend.

Officials say they had to retrieve a young black bear from inside a van in Windsor after receiving a call for assistance on Saturday evening.

“We have never had an actual bear call before that turned out to be a bear,” said PAWR executive director Myriam Armstrong.

“Apparently two fellows were driving up north in Cochrane and found this bear in the middle of the road and decided to pick him up and drive him ten hours down to Windsor,” Armstrong explained.

“Somehow somebody heard about it and the police got involved. We talked to the police just to offer our services if they needed a place temporarily for the animal, because not everybody has a good spot to keep a bear and our animal controls are …