Nowhere to be seen
The bear had been terrorizing the neighborhood for weeks, and the authorities showed no signs of taking action. The people of Oak Ridge thought they’d have to sit around and watch the bear wander around their neighborhood forever.
After their petition was rejected, they noticed that Pedals had vanished. He stopped coming to Oak Ridge for food, and the locals were relieved. They hoped the animal had found a way to keep living in the wild without help, even though that wasn’t actually the case.