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Game commission: March bear attack was rare – Butler Eagle

Game commission: March bear attack was rare – Butler Eagle

Lee Ann Galante and her Pomeranian dog, Smokie, sit on the deck at her Butler Township house where the two had a run in with a black bear and three cubs on March 5. Ed Thompson/Butler EagleEd ThompsonButler Township victim recovering from surgeryWhile bear attacks already are a rare occurrence, a Pennsylvania Game Commission official found the attack of Lee Ann Galante on March 5 in Butler Township even more unusual because of how early in the year it took place.Travis Lau, communications director for the game commission, said many black bears still are hibernating in early March, so an attack… 

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