Overview
- Home security video from Saturday shows a family husky run between a charging black bear and a young boy, chase the bear away, and the child was not injured.
- The startled bear retreated from the driveway, slipped under a parked boat, and left the property without being captured or removed.
- The footage was licensed to Storyful and reported by ABC News, and the clip has been widely circulated online.
- The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection reiterated that presence alone usually does not require removing a bear and advised residents to remove attractants like bird feeders, observe from a distance, and report sightings.
- State officials say Connecticut’s black bear numbers have grown over decades, which increases the chance of home encounters and makes attractant management and reporting more important for public safety.