FORT SMITH, Alberta — When a raven builds its nest at the top of an electrical tower — a few dozen feet in the air and surrounded by power lines — it likely scratchers black bear off the list of potential invaders.
But not all bears have the fire safety scruples of Smokey the Bear. Recently in Canada, a group of hunters witnessed a black bear ignore the risks and scale a massive electrical tower in hopes of a free meal. Safe at the top, the bear was rewarded with a few uncontested raven eggs.