— A central Alberta zoo is facing two charges under the province’s Wildlife Act after a bear was taken through a drive-thru for ice cream. A video, posted on social media in January by Discovery Wildlife Park in Innisfail, showed a one-year-old captive Kodiak bear named Berkley leaning out a truck’s window and being hand-fed ice cream by the owner of the local Dairy Queen. Officials with the province investigated the video and the terms of the zoo’s permit. One count is related to the bear being taken through the drive-thru for ice cream, while the other stems from the bear leaving the facility on other occasions in 2017. The zoo’s permit, which is regulated by Alberta Environment and Parks, has been revised to impose new conditions.

Source: National Post May 08, 2018 15:22 UTC