MCGREGOR, Fla. (WFLA) — Residents in a Florida neighborhood have been startled after they discovered a big creature wandering by their yards Thursday.
The Lee County Sheriff’s Workplace mentioned residents within the neighborhood close to Shaddelee Lane in McGregor awoke Thursday morning to discover a black bear roaming round.
Pictures offered by the sheriff’s workplace confirmed the bear hanging out behind a fence in a single home-owner’s yard.
Deputies, together with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Fee (FWC), mentioned they’d eyes on the bear Thursday afternoon and have been protecting it “beneath fur-veillance.”
Only some hours handed earlier than the sheriff’s workplace mentioned the bear had been safely caught. Video confirmed the bear sitting in a caged trailer, ready to be hauled out of the neighborhood.
“No fees filed, only a warning for extreme cuteness,” the sheriff’s workplace wrote in a social media publish.
In accordance with the FWC, bears may be seen in practically each a part of Florida, with their inhabitants estimated to be round 4,050 statewide. Sightings are frequent in Southwest Florida, and bears will generally enter neighborhoods to search out meals.
Residents ought to bear in mind to pay attention to their environment, safe their rubbish and pet meals, and by no means intentionally feed bears, the FWC’s website says.
