HUBER HEIGHTS — People are seeing black bears in several spots in the Miami Valley, with the latest sighting coming from Montgomery County.
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Some people on the east side of Huber Heights spotted a black bear on Monday night and caught it on video.
The young black bear looks very much like a bear caught on video in the backyard of a Beavercreek home and on another Greene County road last week.
People in Clinton County reported seeing a young black bear first.
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Ed Lyons said he “saw our friendly neighborhood bear” Monday night in the area of Chambersburg Road and State Route 201. He used his cell phone to record the bear through a back sliding glass door.
His entire family was taken by surprise.
“My son wanted to get a picture. I’m like, ‘No!’ I don’t want him anywhere close to the deck. He’s coming up close to decks, you know, pounded on the door and glass a little bit,” Lyons said.
The bear eventually wandered off, and Lyons then found out a neighbor had spotted the bear moments earlier. That neighbor shared Ring camera video with News Center 7 showing the bear walking around their driveway before wandering off.
“He’s starting to be a little famous bear,” Lyons said. “Does he have a nickname yet?”
As reported on News Center 7 at 5:00, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) estimated the bear is two years old and not fully grown.
ODNR also said they cannot confirm if the Huber Heights bear is the same as the other sightings, though all the pictures and videos look alike.
“We see all kinds of nature’s animals, so that’s not surprising,” Lyons said. “A coyote, lots of deer, but this is the first time we’ve seen a bear, so yeah, that was interesting.”
ODNR experts tell people to stay far away from the bear and to remember that black bears are protected in Ohio.
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