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WMEO 9 Nature Desk — Special Report- Black Bears Invade Connecticut

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A bold “BREAKING NEWS” graphic with white capital letters centered on a dynamic background of red, orange, and yellow streaks. The design conveys urgency and motion, resembling a television news alert banner.

Two cats sit behind a WMEO 9 news desk like TV anchors. The orange cat on the left wears a black bow tie, and the black cat on the right looks wide‑eyed. A microphone, teddy bear, and toy mouse sit on the desk along with two sheets of paper marked with paw prints. Behind them, a large screen displays a photo of a black bear in a wooded field with the headline “BEARS IN CONNECTICUT.”

DateLine TAUNTON, MA — WMEO 9  Nature Desk Special Report: “Bears in Connecticut.”

A mother black bear walks across a painted wooden porch with two cubs following behind her. The porch is surrounded by railings, and trees and greenery are visible in the background, showing the bears moving through a residential outdoor space.

“Bears Invade Connecticut: 60+ Home Entries Reported”

Live from the WMEO News Desk,

🎙️ Banner (Lead Anchor):

“Good evening. WMEO 9 is following breaking developments out of Connecticut, where black bears have now entered over 60 homes — yes, sixty — in just the past half day. That’s not a statistic. That’s a bear uprising.”

🎙️ Balboa (Co‑Anchor, Nervous):

“They’re opening doors, climbing through windows, and walking into kitchens like they’re checking on the casserole. I don’t even go into the kitchen without permission.”

🐻 The Situation According to Wildlife Officials

Recent reports confirm: A black bear stands upright against a tree trunk, gripping a wooden bird feeder with one paw while holding onto the tree with the other. The feeder is attached to the trunk, and the bear appears to be investigating it for food. The background shows a forest with green foliage and blurred trees.

  • 60+ home invasions in the last 12–13 hours
  • Bears are now documented in all 169 towns
  • Increasingly bold behavior — entering occupied homes, ignoring humans, and treating neighborhoods like their personal snack aisles
  • Rapid rise in trash raids, bird feeder attacks, and porch food thefts

Officials say the bears are becoming habituated and food‑conditioned, which is wildlife‑speak for “they think you’re DoorDash.”

📡 WMEO Newsroom Chaos Update

Banner: “I’m issuing a Level 5 Tuna Advisory. If bears can open doors, they can open cans. This is unacceptable.”

A black cat sits inside an open cardboard box, looking slightly downward and to the side. The box flaps are visible around the cat, and a wooden bedpost and blue wall appear in the background.Balboa: “I’ve filed a formal request to broadcast from inside my box. It has one entrance. Bears can’t fit. This is science.”

The request is pending review.

🛡️ WMEO Safety Bulletin A large black bear runs down the middle of a residential street while a bearded man in denim overalls and a plaid shirt runs behind it. Houses, trees, and utility poles line the street, and a stop sign and a “Mama’s Coffee” sign are visible in the background.

Residents are urged to:

  • Lock windows, doors, and porch access points
  • Remove bird feeders
  • Secure trash in bear‑proof containers
  • Keep pet food indoors
  • Report bear home entries immediately

Remember: A bear that isn’t afraid of humans is a dangerous bear, even if it looks like a big fuzzy friend.

📣 Closing Note from the WMEO Desk

Connecticut is officially on the Bear Map.

Banner is drafting a “No Bears Allowed in Studio” sign.

Balboa is Googling “How to become a houseplant.”

This has been a WMEO Special Report Live from the Nature Desk. 

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Adirondack Wildlife

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I’ve been telling you about the beautiful scenery and abundant food  in the Adirondacks but  what about the Adirondack Wildlife? There’s certainly plenty of that around even if we didn’t see them all. You can find black bear, bobcats, coyotes /coy-dogs, Red fox, beaver, muskrat, ground hogs, deer, maybe a moose in the north and tons of squirrels & chipmunks. And we can’t forget the traditional road kill of possums, raccoons, skunks and porcupines!Then there are the birds. Herons, blue jays, crows, ravens, woodpeckers, chick-a dees,  hummingbirds, finches, sparrows red winged black birds, loons…. Throw in a few raptors- various hawks and owls and even bald eagles.

Of course we can’t forget  the scaly creatures- snakes (including rattlesnakes), turtles from little sliders to whopping snappers, and fish. The only alligators are those some stupid people released thinking it would be fun. Those people are cruel idiots. Excuse me for being so blunt but they are signing the poor alligator’s death warrant. They are not good people.

The Eastern Cougar

The eastern cougar was declared extinct on January 22, 2018. Once this big cat roamed all of the eastern states dining on deer meat. But as the herd disappeared so did the cougar.However as white tailed deer made a comeback in places such as the Adirondacks there are sporadic sightings reported. Are they really extinct? Are the sightings of the eastern cougar or their western cousins? Who knows but like Bigfoot they don’t seem to be going away anytime soon. 

 

The Little Mammals

Mid way through my visit we descended on my sister. We met her for lunch at Cooper’s Cave then retired to her house to take in the mini wildlife in her back yard. We enjoyed the antics of her tiny menagerie for several hours while catching up on family gossip. As much as Sandy complains about the chipmunks and squirrels digging holes in her yard, she still keeps an ample supply of peanuts on hand. The squirrels and chipmunks come first and then the Blue Jays. We even saw her hummingbird! 

 

 

Puzzle Progress

I forgot to post an update on the last post . As you can see the progress isn’t fast but it is steady. 

Cute Enough To Cuddle

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Being Cute is RelativeInto the woods

Not every bear is my idea of cute. The mama grizzly and her two cubs were cute. The grizzly that headed my way at Grand Teton was not cute. I was kicking around the condo scrounging dinner when I decided to take a late afternoon drive. I was nearing the end of my vacation so I didn’t want to waste a late afternoon, the best time of day for animal sighting.

 

Approaching Grizzly

Moose-Wilson Road

There’s a road from Teton Village to Moose Junction. It’s a major shortcut but it was easily the worse road I’ve ever driven. Most of the road is dirt and it clearly had not been graded in a long time. If it wasn’t a washboard it was loaded with pot holes and ruts. The pot holes were deep and huge as were the ruts. I missed my SUV! Your car could bottom out and the tires still hadn’t hit the bottom. I drove this road when I first arrived and swore I’d never take it again but it’s a good place for moose so against my better judgement I found myself picking my way through the pot hole minefield.

Critter Jam Ahead

As I approached the swampy section of Moose-Wilson Rd. I could see a lot of cars pulled over. At least they were trying to pull over. Too close to the edge of the road and they’d be mired in the swamp muck. I pulled over too, As I walked past the parked cars I bumped into a man coming my way. I asked him what was going on…accident or animal? He said a bear was in a tree right next to the road.

Bear Up a tree

This bear is cute

Little black bear

Ok that is worth walking closer. As I came around the curve in the road I saw even more cars double parked and a crowd on the edge of the road. To say the shoulder would be a lie, there was no shoulder. Sure enough there was a little tree, more like a shrub, right next to the road and sitting in the tree was a very fat cinnamon colored bear. He didn’t have a hump and was much smaller than a grizzly. In spite of his color he was a black bear and all he wanted to do was eat the berries in the tree. The crowd was far closer than the recommended 100 yards but this bear didn’t seem to mind. He was having a great time with the berries and the crowd was having a great time watching him.

lunch of yummy berries