Bears adapt as sightings surge in Front Royal area
Biologists note a statewide rise in bear activity driven by food sources as humans overlook trash and bird feeders. Local residents report frequent encounters with urban bears. authorities urge securing waste and scaring bears away on sight to prevent habituation.
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Shenandoah National Park
Frezel
Front Royal
Frenzel
Clarke Frederick
Warren Shenandoah
Fauquier
Alberto Medina
Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
Eskridge
Melissa
Skyland Estates
Leslie Watkins
Henrico Road
Watkins
Teri McGrath
Vaught Estates
McGrath
Medina
Dgif
Virginia
Bears Sighted at Multiple Local Locations
Bears have been spotted at numerous sites including Point O Woods, Apple Mountain, Fletcher Street, Hilda Barbour Elementary, Bentonville High, Skyline Drive, Strasburg Road, Rocky Lane, and Jamestown Road among others. Authorities urge residents to secure trash, report sightings, and exercise caution in wooded areas.
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Point O’ Woods
Apple Mountain
Fletcher Street
Hilda Barbour
Bentonville
High Knob
Rocky Lane
John Marshall Highway
Skyline Drive
Strasburg Road
Overlook Drive
Henrico Road
Chester Gap
Panhandle Road
Cloud Street
Kendrick Ford Road
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