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8-Foot Polar Bear For Sale

A stuffed polar bear displayed at a restaurant for years is up for sale but it has to stay in Pennsylvania

By Susan Koomar

An eight-foot-tall stuffed polar bear long displayed at the Woods Creek Grille in Jonestown in central Pennsylvania is up for sale.

But the bear has to stay in the Keystone State.

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Endangered species laws make it illegal to transport the bear outside of state lines, according to a Harrisburg Patriot-News report.

A doctor shot the female bear 46 years ago on a hunting trip in Alaska. The bear was later sold at auction to the restaurateur who is now selling it. There's no word on the asking price.

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