Oops wrong kind of bear. This is apparently a black bear Ursus Americanus
The bear, which animal control officials described as less than a year old, weighing less than 100 pounds and “very harmless,” was caught near a residence in the 4900 block of Indian Lane in the District’s Palisades neighborhood.
The bear, whose gender has not yet been determined, was initially spotted running on Rockwood Parkway around 9 a.m. Police closed several streets in the neighborhood, and drivers and pedestrians were urged to avoid the area as animal control officers searched for the animal.
“We were going over fences, going through thorn bushes,” said Scott Giacoppo, a spokesman for the Washington Human Society Animal Care and Control, which handled the bear’s capture as well as the search for the National Zoo’s missing red panda earlier this week.
I hope the black bear does well.
But we should be aware that the LGBT community nation wide will be having extensive celebratory activities today. Please have a designated driver.
Also the wingnuts will be extremely dangerous because they did not get their way. Try and only travel in large groups especially if out at night.
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