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catlover79 · 06-25-2012, 08:42 PM

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Black Bear Sighting at Local Community College

Posted on: 6:43 pm, June 25, 2012, by Dave Nethers, updated on: 06:50pm, June 25, 2012

KIRTLAND, Ohio – Students and faculty at a local college are being urged to be careful after a black bear sighting on campus.

An email distributed by police at Lakeland Community College say they’ve received multiple reports of a small black bear on campus.

Officer Steve Gagliardi tells Fox 8 News that the reports followed a similar sighting in a neighborhood near the college.

Email recipients were advised that “bears in parks, woods or even on a college campus are wild and their behavior is sometimes unpredictable.”

Students and faculty were being told if they see a bear not to approach it, but to run away making as much noise as they can.

The same bear was seen along Route 306 a short time later.

Linda Babb of Mentor says she saw the animal on the edge of the woods, sitting near the road and could hardly believe what she was seeing.

“I was just driving minding my own business and I looked over and there was this, it looked huge, I don’t know how big it was but I know it wasn’t a baby bear, because I had just seen cubs about a year ago in Tennessee,” said Babb.

She tells Fox 8 News that she made a U-turn hoping to be able to get a picture of the bear, but by then it had disappeared back into the woods.

The sighting is one of the more recent in a string of similar reports as young bears have been making their way through Ohio.

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources on Monday said there were active sightings in a dozen counties.

Jamie Graham of ODNR says the bears have not been aggressive toward humans, rather they are targeting bird feeders and garbage cans and moving on.

Kirtland Police on Monday said they were not responding to Bear calls unless there was a report of any danger to people.

Lakeland Community College Police are advising in their e-mail “If you see a bear remain watchful. Do not approach it. If your presence causes the bear to change its behavior (stops feeding, changes its travel direction, watches you, etc.)–you’re too close. Being too close may promote aggressive behavior from the bear such as running toward you.”

On campus many students Monday were not yet aware of the sighting. They admit if they had seen a black bear themselves they would be curious, but not anxious for a close encounter.

“Oh yeah I’m going to run, no doubt about it,” said Quinn Porter

Jonathan Redwood offered his own advice saying “Stay away from it. Why antagonize a creature?”

catlover79 · 06-25-2012, 08:44 PM

I've actually known Officer Steve Gagliardi for almost 20 years. We went to high school together and both sang in the choir, though he was a senior when I was a freshman. We're still friends today. The only bears I ever spotted at Lakeland were the plush ones in the bookstore!!

Retro4Life · 06-25-2012, 08:50 PM

We had a bear roaming around the river banks and woods that surround my area about 3 years ago. It was odd because in my memory there's never been any bears around here.

Chalk another one up to the changing face of the planet...lots of animals are being displaced because of the weird weather and expanding development.

You see lots of reports of bears in people's backyards now, too!

StatMan · 06-26-2012, 02:08 AM

There are always 2 bears at my college. Baylor University is home of the Bears. The campus has a Bear Habitat.

catlover79 · 06-26-2012, 02:19 AM

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Originally Posted by StatMan

There are always 2 bears at my college. Baylor University is home of the Bears. The campus has a Bear Habitat.

Does anyone you know of there drive a Studebaker (a bear's natural habitat, according to Fozzie)?

06-25-2012, 08:42 PM	#1
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,382	A black bear is spotted at my former college!! http://fox8.com/2012/06/25/black-bea...unity-college/ Black Bear Sighting at Local Community College Posted on: 6:43 pm, June 25, 2012, by Dave Nethers, updated on: 06:50pm, June 25, 2012 KIRTLAND, Ohio – Students and faculty at a local college are being urged to be careful after a black bear sighting on campus. An email distributed by police at Lakeland Community College say they’ve received multiple reports of a small black bear on campus. Officer Steve Gagliardi tells Fox 8 News that the reports followed a similar sighting in a neighborhood near the college. Email recipients were advised that “bears in parks, woods or even on a college campus are wild and their behavior is sometimes unpredictable.” Students and faculty were being told if they see a bear not to approach it, but to run away making as much noise as they can. The same bear was seen along Route 306 a short time later. Linda Babb of Mentor says she saw the animal on the edge of the woods, sitting near the road and could hardly believe what she was seeing. “I was just driving minding my own business and I looked over and there was this, it looked huge, I don’t know how big it was but I know it wasn’t a baby bear, because I had just seen cubs about a year ago in Tennessee,” said Babb. She tells Fox 8 News that she made a U-turn hoping to be able to get a picture of the bear, but by then it had disappeared back into the woods. The sighting is one of the more recent in a string of similar reports as young bears have been making their way through Ohio. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources on Monday said there were active sightings in a dozen counties. Jamie Graham of ODNR says the bears have not been aggressive toward humans, rather they are targeting bird feeders and garbage cans and moving on. Kirtland Police on Monday said they were not responding to Bear calls unless there was a report of any danger to people. Lakeland Community College Police are advising in their e-mail “If you see a bear remain watchful. Do not approach it. If your presence causes the bear to change its behavior (stops feeding, changes its travel direction, watches you, etc.)–you’re too close. Being too close may promote aggressive behavior from the bear such as running toward you.” On campus many students Monday were not yet aware of the sighting. They admit if they had seen a black bear themselves they would be curious, but not anxious for a close encounter. “Oh yeah I’m going to run, no doubt about it,” said Quinn Porter Jonathan Redwood offered his own advice saying “Stay away from it. Why antagonize a creature?”
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06-25-2012, 08:50 PM	#3
Retro4Life Accept No Substitutes Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 04, 2009 Location: IL Posts: 6,708	We had a bear roaming around the river banks and woods that surround my area about 3 years ago. It was odd because in my memory there's never been any bears around here. Chalk another one up to the changing face of the planet...lots of animals are being displaced because of the weird weather and expanding development. You see lots of reports of bears in people's backyards now, too!
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06-26-2012, 02:08 AM	#4
StatMan Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jun 20, 2012 Location: Waco, Texas Posts: 10	There are always 2 bears at my college! There are always 2 bears at my college. Baylor University is home of the Bears. The campus has a Bear Habitat.

06-25-2012, 08:44 PM	#2
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,382	I've actually known Officer Steve Gagliardi for almost 20 years. We went to high school together and both sang in the choir, though he was a senior when I was a freshman. We're still friends today. The only bears I ever spotted at Lakeland were the plush ones in the bookstore!!