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Watch Young Black Bear Stroll Through Mesa [VIDEO]
The Arizona Game and Fish Department believes that while the bear has headed back to its home in the Tonto National Forest, it may return.
MESA, AZ – There's nothing wrong with taking a nice afternoon stroll through the neighborhood. If you're a young black bear, however, people are going to notice.
That's what happened at Red Mountain Ranch Country Club in Mesa.
Dispatchers for the Arizona Game and Fish Department received multiple calls about a bear walking through the neighborhood.
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One person caught the bear on video that the department then shared. (Get Phoenix Patch's real-time news alerts and free morning news letters. Like us on Facebook. Also, download the free Patch iPhone app or free Patch Android app.)
Officials say that they do not consider the bear – a juvenile – to be a threat.
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They say when it was last spotted, the bear appeared to be headed north back to the Tonto National Forest where it likely lives.
They say that it may come come back and if it does, officials say contact the department's dispatchers at 602-942-3000.
Photo and video via AZ Game and Fish Department.
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