'Urban phantom' still wandering around Seattle
SHORELINE, Wash. -- He's now being called the "urban phantom."
A black bear that has been spotted several times over the past few days roaming the woods between Seattle and Edmonds popped up again Tuesday morning -- this time in Hamlin Park.
The Shoreline School District says a jogger running on the track at Kellogg Middle School spotted the bear in the nearby park around 6:30 a.m.
On Monday, fish and wildlife agents were in Shoreline tracking the small black bear hoping to hit it with a tranquilizer and move it out to the mountains.
Tuesday morning's sighting had kids from Shorecrest High School bear hunting in Hamlin Park.
"I just want to see a bear," said Keegan Richardson. "I've never seen one in nature."
"It's kind of like a zoo," said Sasha Vanhorn. "Except not because it might attack you."
But Fish and Wildlife officials assure us the small black bear being spotted everywhere from Ballard to Edmonds is not threat.
Agents added that this time, they will not be going to Hamlin Park to look for the bear. They are hoping to help the bear get to where it needs to go, but since the bear is covering a lot of ground on its own, they think eventually he will find his way.
Wildlife officials will respond if the bear gets trapped in a tree or is spotted or trapped in a backyard.
A black bear that has been spotted several times over the past few days roaming the woods between Seattle and Edmonds popped up again Tuesday morning -- this time in Hamlin Park.
The Shoreline School District says a jogger running on the track at Kellogg Middle School spotted the bear in the nearby park around 6:30 a.m.
On Monday, fish and wildlife agents were in Shoreline tracking the small black bear hoping to hit it with a tranquilizer and move it out to the mountains.
Tuesday morning's sighting had kids from Shorecrest High School bear hunting in Hamlin Park.
"I just want to see a bear," said Keegan Richardson. "I've never seen one in nature."
"It's kind of like a zoo," said Sasha Vanhorn. "Except not because it might attack you."
But Fish and Wildlife officials assure us the small black bear being spotted everywhere from Ballard to Edmonds is not threat.
Agents added that this time, they will not be going to Hamlin Park to look for the bear. They are hoping to help the bear get to where it needs to go, but since the bear is covering a lot of ground on its own, they think eventually he will find his way.
Wildlife officials will respond if the bear gets trapped in a tree or is spotted or trapped in a backyard.
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