Overview
- Home security footage that recorded the encounter on Saturday shows a husky leap between a charging black bear and a young boy, circle the animal and chase it off the driveway.
- The child and the dog were uninjured, the family said, and the husky was rewarded with a T-bone after the bear ran off.
- In the video the startled bear retreats under a boat parked on the property before leaving the scene while the dog barks and pursues it until it departs.
- Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection says the state’s black bear population has grown over decades and advises removing bird feeders and other food attractants to keep bears away from homes.
- The widely shared, licensed footage highlights how rising bear sightings are bringing more encounters into public view and could prompt broader use of prevention measures and prompt reporting to wildlife officials.