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Your buddy Limpy the bear is still out there.

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Your bear friend Limpy is still on the loose, my son!

Some good morning, buddy — this is Halifax, and we have stories. And sometimes, those stories are about a bear named Limpy who has become more of a local legend than a regular news item. Honestly, it's wild. For fifteen years, the Department of Natural Resources has been tracking this bear, Limpy, out in Hammonds Plains. Now, after all this time, they’ve decided they need to relocate him because folks are getting a bit jumpy. But Limpy? He’s just doing his own thing, still out there, making the rounds.

### The Bear Who Couldn't Be Caught

The Department of Natural Resources has been watching Limpy for a decade and a half. Think about that for a second! That's longer than some folks have lived in Hammonds Plains, which, if you don't know, is that beautiful, sprawling area just west of the city, all trees and lakes. They recently decided it was time to move him because of safety concerns, but our buddy Limpy, well, he’s proven a bit too clever for them. He’s still roaming free, a ghost in the suburbs, giving folks something to talk about over their morning coffee at the Robins Donuts.

* This bear has been tracked for 15 years by DNR.

* He's in Hammonds Plains, a residential area outside Halifax.

* DNR decided to relocate him due to safety concerns.

* Limpy, however, has so far evaded capture.

It's a strange yarn, but it tells you a bit about life out here, doesn't it? You can be in a fairly suburban area, and still, nature is right there, doing its own thing, sometimes a little too close for comfort. It’s not every day you hear about a bear that’s been on the lam for 15 years, especially not one that’s still giving the authorities the slip. Makes you wonder what stories Limpy could tell, if bears could talk.

Tommy MacLellan, MiTL Sports Desk, Halifax. You know, the crew on *Morning Wire* have some real thoughts about this. Catch them live at mornings.live, my son.

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