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Police Urge Caution After Black Bear Sightings In Fairfield County Police Urge Caution After Black Bear Sightings In Fairfield County
Police Urge Caution After Black Bear Sightings In Fairfield County Police in one Fairfield County town are urging caution to residents after numerous bear sightings. The first sighting took place on Friday, May 21 when a black bear was busy getting into garbage cans and birdfeeders in the Barnswallow Drive and Scenic Hill Road of Trumbull, Lt. Brian Weir of the Trumbull Police said. On Wednesday morning, May 26, 2021, the Trumbull Police Department and Animal Control Office received reports of bear sightings on Deer Run Drive and Putting Green Road where a bear was seen getting very close to a home, and another moving near a residential swimming …

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
Three Bears Enjoy Fun In Sun At Park In Western Mass Three Bears Enjoy Fun In Sun At Park In Western Mass
Three Bears Enjoy Fun In Sun At Park In Western Mass A trio of bears took in the sights at a popular Western Massachusetts park on Wednesday as they took a minute to enjoy the warm weather. An alert was issued in Hampden County by the Chicopee Police Department on Wednesday, May 19 regarding three bears that were spotted in Preston Park and in the Fairview area making the rounds as the weather heats up. Anyone in the area has been instructed to remove any food sources, including bird feeders, and to ensure that trash is secured so as to reduce the enticement for the bears to wander onto residents’ properties. Police noted that bear sighting…

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by Zak Failla
News
Who Has The Most Bears? CT Map Shows 8,000-Plus Bear Sightings, Town By Town Who Has The Most Bears? CT Map Shows 8,000-Plus Bear Sightings, Town By Town
Who Has The Most Bears? CT Map Shows 8,000-Plus Bear Sightings, Town By Town If you had to guess which town has reported seeing more than 500 bears this year, which one would it be? One might assume a rural community would have the most bear sightings, but bears have increasingly been making their way into cities and busy towns searching for food. In Connecticut, the town that has seen the most bears so far this year is Simsbury with 505 sightings reported to the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection through Sept. 10. The state tracks bear sightings, as well as bobcats and moose on its Wildlife Sighting Public Viewer. Bears have been breaking int…

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by Kristin Palpini