Dan writes: “The Bear is in Brookland now on my street! Just got a knock on my door at 7:11 by police that animal control has it cornered in a tree.”
still from Miss J Lilly
This video of the bear crossing the street is incredible:
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Yoooo I just saw a Black Bear in DC…. 14 St, NE and Monroe….Please be careful!!!!
I call 911 to make them aware and they were calling pest control pic.twitter.com/L5PVpSiCus— IG: @missjlilly (@Miss_J_Lilly) June 9, 2023
From MPD: “MPD is currently on the scene of a large black bear in a tree in the 1300 block of Franklin Street, NE. There are road closures in the area. Animal Care and Control is responding.”
photo by MPD
Thanks to Art Drauglis for sending an updated photos on the bear spotted yesterday in University Park and then Hyattsville: “through-the-binoculars shots of the bear. He’s hanging out in a backyard tree on Franklin Street”
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