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The Lower Bucks County black bear remains on the lam.
Sunday evening in the Croydon section of Bristol Township was the last confirmed sighting of the bear, Pennsylvania Game Commission supervisor Cheryl Trewella said Monday.
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“He hasn’t really caused any issues,” she said, adding that there is no urgency to catch the large creature.
Tuesday is trash day in Croydon and local residents took to Facebook to wonder if their garbage will be rummaged through by the bear.
State officials urged last week that residents hold putting out their trash until the morning of trash day in an effort to stop the bear from check the trash.
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Video on YouTube showed the roughly 400-pound bear up a tree early Sunday morning in Croydon. The bear in the clip slowly shuffled down the tree and walked off into the darkness. A Bensalem man also captured daytime images of the bear behind his house on Saturday.
Credit: David Aaron/Facebook Screengrab
Trewella said it’s not unnatural that a black bear would make it the Levittown area, but it is not likely the bear will stay long term due to the hustle and bustle of the area. She added that the bear could be using the Neshaminy Creek between Middletown and the Delaware River as a highway for easy travel.
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Game Commission officials confirmed the bear is a resident of the upper portion of Bucks County and has been living there for about two years.
Over the weekend, officials set a bear trap at an undisclosed location in Middletown Township. The trap was empty as of Monday morning, Trewella said.
“Staying away gives him the best chance for a good outcome,” Trewella said.
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