Calls started coming in to Plympton police about 10:50 a.m. Tuesday to report a beautiful juvenile black bear roaming the streets, Lt. Dan Hoffman of the Plympton Police Dept. told The Express.
Coming from the pond behind Competition Auto Body on Main Street, the bear stopped on the fence to look both ways and when Plympton’s finest held traffic at bay, the bear cossed the street to continue through the woods to Parsonage Road, then again to Elm Street. From Elm St., the bear didn’t bother the sheep, donkeys, and llamas, but continued behind the houses there and into the woods where he probably settled down for a much-needed nap.
What do you do if you see a bear? First of all, leave it alone! The Massachusetts Dept. of Fisheries and Wildlife say that bear attacks are seldom, and much of the time you can quietly back away. Don’t run, and don’t climb a tree. Bears can run faster than you, and climb trees very well.
Bears are omnivores, meaning they eat everything, both animal and vegetable. Don’t put out the welcome mat by leaving your garbage unsecured, or putting out yummy suet cakes for the birds – bears like them, too!
For a full detail of what to do when you see a Northern Black Bear, go to: https://www.mass.gov/doc/what-to-do-if-you-encounter-a-black-bear/download?_
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