Black Bear on the loose in Seattle!

[maxsolomon]

This ain't on the periphery of Seattle in some exurb hard against forested land, people. It's moving through Ballard into Crown Hill, frightening Norwegian Widows right & left! PANIC NOW!

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&source=embed&msa=0&msid=111321398263911713607.00046a314a589630d8565&ll=47.728124,-122.34169&spn=0.040414,0.077248&z=13

http://www.ballardnewstribune.com/2009/05/17/police-blotter/bear-sighting-ballard

Bear sighting in Ballard
By Robinson Newspapers Staff
May 18, 2009 updated 1 hour ago
On Sunday, May 17, at approximately 10:11 p.m., residents in the 4300 Block of West Cramer Street called 911 to report a bear in their yard.

Seattle Police and the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife officers responded. While investigating that sighting, officers were informed that there was an additional sighting of the bear near the intersection of 24th Avenue Northwest and Northwest 63rd Street in Ballard, just before midnight on May 18.

Both the police and game agents responded to that location. There were several sightings of the bear. The bear continued to move in a northerly direction, with sightings at 15th Avenue Northwest and Northwest 70th Street.

Officers assisted the Fish and Wildlife officers as they tracked the bear’s movement for the next several hours. It was last seen in the area of the 9000 Block of Northwest 90th Street.

On May 17, a Ballard resident emailed the News-Tribune and said that he spotted the bear while leaving Copper Gate restaurant on 24th Avenue Northwest. He said it was headed down 64th Street.

The Ballard resident said he quickly called the police and was later interviewed by a game warden.

[Arugula Latte]

1. Panic on the streets of Ballard. Panic on the streets of Loyal Heights.

(with apologies to The Smiths)

[Orrex]

7. If the bear makes it to Michigan, we might have Panic in Detroit

No apologies to David Bowie until he apologizes for Never Let Me Down.

[Arugula Latte]

11. Heh heh.

We should alert Stephen Colbert. He'll feature the bear on his "Threat Down."

[tigereye]

2. my best friend from college used to live in Ballard...

[spindrifter]

3. Supposedly he was in Lawton Woods first, then

Ballard, and now they think he's in Shoreline. Who knew that one young bear could make it so far in less than 24 hours.

[Suich]

12. That means at some point he was on the Ballard bridge!

I haven't heard about anyone who saw him, though! Have you?

:shrug:

[maxsolomon]

16. more likely he swam the ship canal below the locks

there was a bear that swam from Vashon Island to the south end a couple years back.

[Suich]

22. I'd forgotten about that other bear a while back!

Swimming across below the locks makes wa-a-ay more sense than hoofing it across the Ballard bridge!

:hi:

[cemaphonic]

29. It's amazing how far they can travel in pretty populated areas.

There was one a couple years ago that somehow made it from Shoreline to the University District overnight. You could cover part of that distance through the Thorton Creek wildlife areas, but you would still need to cross some busy areas.

[abq e streeter]

4. We have a watch out for bears sign in the parking lot of my apt.

I've read about what you're supposed to do if you see one but I bet my ass I wouldn't remember if I really did see one.

[GreenPartyVoter]

5. If it were any other kind of bear other than a black bear, I would be more worried. Around here

people say you should just bang your pot lids and holler to scare them off.

[dixiegrrrrl]

18. If I remember correctly, pot lids don't make much noise banged together.

'Course, that was back in the 70's in Seattle.

[GreenPartyVoter]

19. Neither does shaking a dime bag, I don't think.

:P

[cloudbase]

6. The party at Moto International

must have gotten a bit out of hand.

[GOPisEvil]

8. Meh, wake me if he heads toward the Eastside.

:D

[backwoodsbob]

9. get a winchester .453 ultramag

will drop a bear in it's tracks


:hide:

[Bossy Monkey]

10. Lookin' for Charmin! I knew those goddam commercials would give them ideas!

"Do you MIND?! I am TRYING to shit in the woods!":P

[brentspeak]

13. Those who can't bear the thought of a bear running amok should bear-down

[Yavin4]

14. My Guess Is That The Bear Is Headed For Seattle's Fish Market

[MrScorpio]

15. What, a hairy, gay, African-American guy?

Why so serious?

[Captain Hilts]

17. Black bears won't hurt you none. It'll buy coffee and go back to the woods.nt

[Midlodemocrat]

20. They're on the loose here as well. Hanging around the schools.

I know a couple of kids I'd like to smother in honey and shove outside.

[dixiegrrrrl]

23. Don't use that adultrated Chinese honey, it will be cruel to the bears.

Make sure it is organic local stuff.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

30. We have them in our yard all the time

[MrCoffee]

21. I live in Ballard!

Kick ass!!!!!

[Midlodemocrat]

25. Blood in the streets in the town of New Haven...er Ballard.

Where have you been O caffeinated one?

[MrCoffee]

26. Cleveland

Don't ask. I fucking hate American Airlines.

[Xipe Totec]

28. See #27 for some safety advice. n/t

[fortyfeetunder]

24. This was the fricking front page news in Seattle...

out in the toolies, it would be, oh, a bear????

[Xipe Totec]

27. Wear lots of bells to scare them off, and carry pepper spray

just in case they come too close.

Of course, that only works with black bears and not with grizzlies.


But it's easy to tell if the bears nearby are black bears or grizzlies.


Black bears eat lots of berries, so they leave small poops full of seeds all over the place.


Grizzly bears leave large poops that are full of bells and smell like pepper spray.