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haele

(15,240 posts) Mon May 15, 2017, 04:36 PM May 2017

Brown Bear hit crossing 210 Freeway in Southern California [View all]

http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/national-international/Bear-Hit-by-Car-210-Freeway-422335423.html

She's recovering at the Humane Society in Pomona now. Luckily, it doesn't seem as if she was nursing, so there's no cubs to worry about.

Usually, we start seeing young mountain lions coming down into the suburbs and bedroom towns this time of year looking for food.

Haele

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Brown Bear hit crossing 210 Freeway in Southern California [View all] haele May 2017 OP

How do you not see a bear? irisblue May 2017 #1

They can be pretty fast. One crossed across the road in front of me last fall when I was driving. Vinca May 2017 #2

Well, there's this freeway divider, and she had already crossed the eastbound lanes. haele May 2017 #4

There haven't been Grizzly Bears in those mountains for 100 years. This is strange. The_Casual_Observer May 2017 #3

Sometimes black bears are brown Nevernose May 2017 #5

I just saw the Brown Bear part and figured that was what was news worthy, since blacks wander The_Casual_Observer May 2017 #6

Some black bears are... 2naSalit May 2017 #13

It is a black bear, not a brown bear Drahthaardogs May 2017 #9

Last week 4 lanes of major city traffic stopped so that 2 Canadian Geese could cross. irisblue May 2017 #7

Those geese are not Canadians... 2naSalit May 2017 #14

Hug shenmue May 2017 #8

I remember the only time I've seen a bear in the wild. Tommy_Carcetti May 2017 #10

I saw my first black bear very close to ONF. NCTraveler May 2017 #11

It was trash day Brother Buzz May 2017 #12