Keeper attacked by bear at Wildlife Safari

By Associated Press WINSTON, Ore. (AP)March 9,2009.. — A 23-year-old Wildlife Safari employee is recovering after she was attacked by a black bear while trying to feed the animal.

Douglas County sheriff's deputies said Kadi Singleton, a carnivore keeper at the park, was in the bear pen Sunday afternoon when an adult female moved toward her. The Roseburg woman hit the bear with a cattle prod, which angered the animal. The bear bit and clawed her right leg and left hand. She used pepper spray to escape.

The Roseburg News-Review newspaper said she was talking and responsive at Mercy Medical Center.

The attack was in a drive-through portion of the park in Winston near Roseburg.

Wildlife Safari Curator Dan Brands said the incident will be reviewed.