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Norfolk County Bear Is Latest In Eastern Mass Post-Hibernation Sightings Norfolk County Bear Is Latest In Eastern Mass Post-Hibernation Sightings
Norfolk County Bear Is Latest In Eastern Mass Post-Hibernation Sightings Black bear populations in Massachusetts are on the rise, and human populations are getting glimpses of their increasingly-common ursine neighbors. Several reports of broken or knocked over bird feeders arose the Sharon Police Department's suspicions that a bear was in the area of Furnace Street and Gavins Pond Road, behind Shaw's Plaza, the police department said on Facebook.  These suspicions were confirmed when a resident on Furnace Street sent police a video of a curious black bear near their home, which Sharon police shared on Facebook on Sunday, May 8.  Several reports over the p…
Dual Coyote Attacks Spark Safety Concerns Among Cohasset Community Dual Coyote Attacks Spark Safety Concerns Among Cohasset Community
Dual Coyote Attacks Spark Safety Concerns Among Cohasset Community The Cohasset Police Department is sharing public safety tips after a resident and several pets were attacked by coyotes last week. The first incident involved two dogs that were attacked by seven coyotes in the early morning hours of Saturday, Aug. 27, police said.  The dogs were off-leash when they were approached and attacked by the coyotes, police said. One dog had to be euthanized because of the severity of their injuries. That same morning, police learned about a man and his two dogs who were also attacked by a coyote on a trail in the Whitney Thayer Woods near Brass Kettle Brook…