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Young Brown Bears Escape Devon Park, Devour Honey and Prompt Investigation

Officials are investigating an operational lapse that allowed the pair to slip out before a quick recovery.

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Bears Misha and Lucy, who escaped from their enclosure and devoured a week's worth of food store honey
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Overview

  • The five-year-old European brown bears breached their enclosure at Escot Park on June 23 and headed directly to the adjacent food store.
  • During their roughly hour-long escape, Mish and Lucy consumed a seven-day supply of honey before keepers guided them back under continuous CCTV and on-site monitoring.
  • Visitors were directed into a secure building as Devon and Cornwall Police specialist officers attended under established safety protocols.
  • Wildwood Devon has launched a full internal investigation into the operational error that enabled the escape and plans to reinforce enclosure procedures.
  • Rescued as cubs in Albania, Mish and Lucy have lived at Wildwood Devon since 2021 as part of a conservation effort and have returned safely to their naturalistic habitat.