Photos: Shelton Bear Spotted Again

The Shelton bear was spotted again, this time at a home on Daybreak Lane.

Shelton Patch reader Robin Friend shared these pictures with us that she took from inside the safety of her home.

“I was making breakfast and he was four feet from my window on his hind legs. He was looking for the feeders that used to be hanging there,” Friend wrote. “Very unnerving.”

Bear sightings were previously reported in Shelton on Wesley Drive, Mill Street and Daybreak Lane.

More Bear Stories on Patch:

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• Listen: Frantic 911 Calls as a Bear Chases People in Granby
• Map: New Bear Sighting Reported in Shelton
• Bear That Chased Two in Granby Euthanized, Being Examined at UConn
• Bear Spotted in Newtown
• Photos: Bear and Cubs Spotted in Southington Backyard
• Photos: Young Black Bear Visits Partridge Lane Home in Darien
• Bear Observed on a Darien Resident’s Rear Deck
• Bears Spotted in Avon
• Massive Bear Spotted Near Southington

Bears are becoming more common in Connecticut as former farmlands have reverted to wooded areas. At one time bear sightings were uncommon outside of the northwest corner, but corridors of wooded areas have made it easier to bears to travel to different parts of the state.

If you see a bear:

• Enjoy it from a distance.
• Advertise your presence by shouting and waving your arms or walk slowly away.
• Never attempt to feed or attract bears.

Report bear sightings to the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Wildlife Division, at (860) 675-8130.

Bears are attracted to bird feeders, garbage cans, pet food and any other easy sources of food.

Bears that become comfortable around people lose their natural fear and can become more aggressive, according to the National Park Service. The service also recommends people in groups gather together to present a more intimidating figure.

For more information about the Connecticut bear population and measures to take to avoid attracting bears, click here.

Images via Robin Wellons Friend

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