Photos.com/Jupiterimages By Jim Andrews, Senior Meteorologist
Apr 4, 2012; 4:56 PM ET
A polar bear that roamed ashore was shot after putting a scare in a Newfoundland community on Tuesday.It was the second polar bear shot on Newfoundland this spring, the CBC News website said.
The bear was witnessed trying to enter a lighthouse on Puffin Island, then was driven away when a worker opened a window and "made a lot of noise."
However, the bear next moved quickly in the direction of a nearby community, where a school was letting out, the CBC said. It was at this time that provincial wildlife officials gave the Mounted Police permission to shoot the bear, after which it died.
The bear apparently came ashore from sea ice, where it would have been hunting seals, according to the CBC.
There have been a number of bear sitings in the area recently.
Bears also came ashore last week in northern Newfoundland, where one was shot after killing some livestock and trying to break into homes.
After a cold winter, extensive sea ice off Labrador has spread southward into Newfoundland waters. A wildlife scientist said the bears are hunting seals on the ice, and that the ice has blown close to the shore this year.
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