Black bear comes to town
By DAVE RICHARDSON Chronicle Staff Writer Photo By Deirdre Eitel
The appearance of a male black bear in Bozeman's quiet, residential northeast neighborhood Thursday sent residents and police scrambling, and sparked brief concern at Whittier Elementary School.
After eating some apples from a tree, hanging around Kmart on North Seventh Avenue and making an aborted approach to the nearby Applebee's Neighborhood Bar and Grill, the bear climbed up another tree and sat, looking sleepy and a little embarrassed.At that point, Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials were able to tranquilize and safely lower the bruin to the ground. He was then caged and taken away."He got a nice view from the tree, had a short nap and got out of there," said Brian Lloyd, the GWP game warden who corralled the wayward bear.Bears have been making more urban appearances across Montana of late, driven by the weather, fires and the never-ending quest for tasty, trouble-free food sources, Lloyd said.
By DAVE RICHARDSON Chronicle Staff Writer Photo By Deirdre Eitel
The appearance of a male black bear in Bozeman's quiet, residential northeast neighborhood Thursday sent residents and police scrambling, and sparked brief concern at Whittier Elementary School.
After eating some apples from a tree, hanging around Kmart on North Seventh Avenue and making an aborted approach to the nearby Applebee's Neighborhood Bar and Grill, the bear climbed up another tree and sat, looking sleepy and a little embarrassed.At that point, Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials were able to tranquilize and safely lower the bruin to the ground. He was then caged and taken away."He got a nice view from the tree, had a short nap and got out of there," said Brian Lloyd, the GWP game warden who corralled the wayward bear.Bears have been making more urban appearances across Montana of late, driven by the weather, fires and the never-ending quest for tasty, trouble-free food sources, Lloyd said.
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