There has been a surge in wildlife sightings in various regions, with multiple incidents involving cougars and bears. In Washington, a cougar was captured on video chasing pets and coming within feet of a family in their backyard. A nine-year-old girl and her mother had a close encounter with the mountain lion after it chased their pets toward their house. In the DMV area, bear sightings have increased, prompting warnings from animal experts. In Lakewood, a black bear roaming the neighborhood led to a brief school lockdown before officers captured it. Another bear was spotted in downtown Golden, and a bear was seen in Brookland, Maryland, which may be the same one traveling through the area. Officers also captured a black bear in a tree in Pierce County, and a bear spotted in Tacoma is now being relocated to the North Cascades.
A black bear that was spotted wondering around Tacoma in recent days is now on his way to the North Cascades. More here: https://t.co/dvdrldsiOF
Cougar ended up in a family's backyard after chasing the family's pet. It was enough to send them running for safety. https://t.co/IkzeC84Cnm
Officers capture black bear in tree in backyard of Pierce County home https://t.co/TIL7uYf3NJ
Video out of British Columbia, Canada caught a black bear and her cub absolutely determined to have a good time in someone's yard. https://t.co/Q5tPJXxnlZ
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources told WRC that it could be the same bear seen in Brookland Wednesday, based on the direction it was traveling. https://t.co/1Mkf5mU3nN
Officers capture black bear wandering around Lakewood https://t.co/GWnJVZgx9Y
Bear spotted in downtown Golden https://t.co/EdRXsYAVzX https://t.co/Rfr7WSmniU
Black bear roams Lakewood neighborhood, prompts brief school lockdown https://t.co/Cb0WzhmDNO
Heart-stopping moment nine-year-old girl and her terrified mom come face-to-face with mountain lion after it chased their pets toward house https://t.co/wzU3oBjmHr https://t.co/8mJ7FZYmom
Animal experts have warned Arlingtonians to avoid the ursine interloper. https://t.co/1Mkf5mU3nN
Surge in bear sightings in DMV over the last few days https://t.co/UG5eByAzbk
Video captures cougar chasing pets, coming within feet of family in WA backyard https://t.co/kd7WlnLPAs