Game Commission: Black Bear Sightings in Northern Allegheny County on The Rise
Monday night's visit by a 250-pound black bear in North Park was not as rare as it used to be.
A black bear that disrupted a Cub Scout meeting in North Park Monday night is presumably roaming the woods of Indiana County now. But his visit is a sign of a growing trend. "This year, we've had a few bears in northern Allegheny County, and their population is expanding. They are getting into more non-traditional areas, such as North Park," said Tom Fazi, information and education supervisor of the southwest region of the Pennsylvania Game Commission. "They have easy access, since most of the rivers and streams in this area are underdeveloped. Those river hillsides are like a highway for wildlife," he said. After tracking the bear Monday night, wildlife conservation officer Dan Puhala shot it with a tranquilizer dart in a yard off of …
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