MARLBORO, MASS. (WHDH) - A large black bear was nabbed by environmental officials Wednesday after an adventurous escapade through the streets of Marlborough.
Residents alerted police around 3 p.m. after spotting the bear wandering around and running through traffic near an apartment complex the area of Maple and Harvard streets.
“Children were being dropped off and the bear was running up the driveway so it was scary, very scary at first,” said Kathy Ney, who saw the bear walk through her backyard before heading up the driveway.
The bear was chemically immobilized and loaded onto a truck shortly before 4 p.m. for transport to a “more rural area” in central Massachusetts.
Officials say the bear, which has ear tags, is most likely the same animal that has been reported in the Framingham and Sudbury. It was caught in Worcester back in May.
No injuries reported in the process.
Wildlife officials warned the public that it is currently breeding season for bear and that sighting may become more frequent.
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