Bear-faced cheek.Melba the bear has put her hosts in a spin. She was one of two bears brought from Slovenia to boost the dwindling dwin·dle v. dwin·dled, dwin·dling, dwin·dles v.intr. To become gradually less until little remains. v.tr. To cause to dwindle. See Synonyms at decrease. population in the French Pyrenees. But now she has decided that the flocks of sheep that dot the hills are a great source of fast food. And since her arrival last spring she has been blamed for killing two sheep and attacking several others. Six were hurt in her latest attack. Officials in Toulouse Toulouse (t  lz`), city (1990 pop. 365,933), capital of Haute-Garonne dept., S France, on the Garonne River. have promised to set up devices to frighten fright·en v. fright·ened, fright·en·ing, fright·ens v.tr. 1. To fill with fear; alarm. 2. the bears away from sheep. And they are offering pounds 300 compensation for every sheep killed. But the shepherds are likely to resort to their own methods. One said yesterday: "We have known for generations how to scare off Verb 1. scare off - cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal" daunt, frighten away, frighten off, scare away, pall, scare, dash intimidate, restrain - to compel or deter by or as if by threats bears." |
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