A Black bear that found his way to the Great Fall’s Airport Terminal kept opening the automatic door but never actually entered the terminal. Unconfirmed reports say that he could view overly eager TSA officers donning rubber gloves and just waiting to poke and prod his furry coat. The bear instead climbed a tree outside the terminal and waited for Montana Game Wardens to show up to avoid being violated by federal agents.
Game wardens removed a black bear from a tree outside the Great Falls airport terminal early Monday.
The incident occurred at about 3 a.m. on Monday when police called Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks game warden Brett Logan.
Bruce Auchly, information officer for Fish, Wildlife & Parks, said the young bear had been going back and forth in front of the terminal doors, triggering the motion detectors to open the doors, though it did not enter the building. By the time Logan arrived, the animal had climbed a tree near the west end of the terminal.
Logan tranquilized the bear, which was transported out of town to a remote location.
Wildlife officials theorized the animal might have been pushed onto airport property by nearby rising waters.
