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The Bar => The Lounge => Topic started by: BlueStateSaint on June 14, 2016, 07:22:05 AM
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This one is interesting . . .
‘He’s figured out the big roads': Black bear spotted nine times in D.C. suburbs
By Dana Hedgpeth
June 13 at 12:36 PM
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A black bear eats clover in this file photo. (iStock)
Nine bear sightings were reported Sunday in parts of Montgomery and Prince George’s counties.
Authorities said they believe it is the same bear. The sightings were reported in the Hyattsville area, including sightings on Riggs Road, Truxton Road and Duncan Drive. Two sightings were in Silver Spring — one on Rustic Lane and another on Forest Dale Drive. Plus, there was at least one sighting reported on the University of Maryland College Park campus.
The bear was seen several times starting about 8 a.m. and until nearly 1 p.m. Sunday. And Monday morning, there were three reports to wildlife officials of a few more sightings in the same areas of Hyattsville.
[Bear spotted on grounds of schools in Virginia]
Maryland bear biologist Harry Spiker said it is not uncommon to see a black bear at this time of year even in a more densely populated suburb. “One bear can create a whole lot of sightings,†Spiker said.
The bear is likely traveling through neighborhoods and along stream beds and wooded areas. He said he thinks the bear likely came from Virginia or southern Frederick in Maryland and is likely to end up in the northern part of Frederick County or other more heavily bear-populated areas, including Garrett, Allegany or Washington counties.
Obviously, this bear has been listening to, and emulating, this duo:
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One of the quiet trends of the past couple of decades has been to create trails along side creeks that are cleaned up and rehabilitated. The trails can be fairly long and interconnected, and used by shoppers, hikers, and runners (the one near me goes along a high school, and some students walk to and from school and sports events by way of the trail). The trails and creeks are also paths by which wildlife can find their way well into suburban and urban housing areas.
I'm not criticizing - I use the trail near me for exercise and training for races - just observing.
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Black bears matter!
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Re-reading Bill Bryson's book "A Walk in the Woods" which chronicles his 1996 adventure in walking a big chunk of the Appalachian Trail.
Snickers bars and bears, oh my! :lmao: :rotf:
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If only the bear would develop a taste for libs.
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If only the bear would develop a taste for libs.
There are, apparently, things that bears won't do . . . :whistling: