Be on the lookout for bears in Le Roy!
According to its police department, there have been some bears sightings in the area around Hartwood Park.
And today, a resident in a housing tract known as Presidential Acres called police saying his bird feeders were destroyed and the animal tracks in the wet grass went into a wooded area behind his house. Presidential Acres runs between Summit Street Road and Robbins Road, west of the Hartwood Park area.
The state Department of Environmental Conservation was contacted and their advice to the homeowner is something the police department would like readers to know:
- Ensure that all garbage outside is either secured or brought in.
- Bird feeders, while they can be out during the day, need to be brought in at night, every night.
- Know that bears are intelligent animals and once they determine the location of an easy meal, they will come back continually.
- It should be emphasized that bears are wild animals and should be left alone.
- If the animal appears injured, or there is some incident causing danger, call police or the DEC to address the problem. Do not approach the animal.
To contact the Le Roy Police Department call 768-2527, ext. 2225, and leave a voicemail for Sgt. Timothy R. Hayes or call the Dispatch Center at 345-6350.
To contact the DEC office for Genesee County (Region 8) in regard to wildlife issues, call the Avon office at (585) 226-5380.
