Black bear sighting startles Norwich residents
Scott Sutton’s home office camera captured a black bear on his property after his wife, Sharon Pelosi, witnessed the wild animal cross their yard on the evening of June 28. (Photo provided by Scott Sutton)
NORWICH – Scott Sutton and his wife, Sharon Pelosi, were surprised when they checked their home office security cameras and found the camera captured a black bear.
Pelosi was in the garden collecting chives for a recipe at their home on Canasawacta Street on the evening of June 28 when a large, dark figure romped across the lawn. Realizing what it was, she immediately called her husband.
Sutton raced home to look at the home office security footage, where he saw the bear on the screen. He immediately notified the police to share what he saw.
Sutton said he had never witnessed any signs of bear activity before this instance, which made the bear encounter even more shocking.
“My wife and I were saying that we have vacationed to bear country in the past – like Yellowstone – but we didn’t realize we were living in it,” Sutton said.
Sutton said he shared photos and alerted neighbors about the sighting. In response, some who were away from home at the time asked Sutton to make sure their pets and young children were okay.
“I sent [the photo] to all the neighbors, and they were just shocked; some of them weren't even home. They said, ‘Oh, please watch our house; our kids are home. You know, they have to walk the dog. Can you watch them?’” Sutton recalled.
Sutton said he is grateful that no one, not even the bear, was harmed in the encounter. His biggest realization from the bear sighting was the wildlife in his own backyard.
“I think you just never know what you’ll see. We think we are in a world that we created, but really, the world that we created, we took out of [the bear’s] territory.
According to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), five bear sightings have been reported in Chenango County this year.
The NYSDEC urges New Yorkers to “remove or secure outdoor food sources that may attract black bears.” These sources may include bird feeders, garbage and recycling cans and residual grease and food from grills and smokers.
Also, the NYSDEC asks those with pets and livestock to keep food supplies indoors and consider installing an electric fence to protect the animals.
For more safety tips and bear information, visit the NYSDEC website https://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/6995.html.
Additional information about why there are more bear sightings this summer is available on the Bearwise website www.bearwise.org/why-early-summer-brings-more-bear-sightings/.
If you experience a human-bear conflict, contact your regional NYSDEC wildlife office for assistance at www.dec.ny.gov/about/558.html.
Pelosi was in the garden collecting chives for a recipe at their home on Canasawacta Street on the evening of June 28 when a large, dark figure romped across the lawn. Realizing what it was, she immediately called her husband.
Sutton raced home to look at the home office security footage, where he saw the bear on the screen. He immediately notified the police to share what he saw.
Sutton said he had never witnessed any signs of bear activity before this instance, which made the bear encounter even more shocking.
“My wife and I were saying that we have vacationed to bear country in the past – like Yellowstone – but we didn’t realize we were living in it,” Sutton said.
Sutton said he shared photos and alerted neighbors about the sighting. In response, some who were away from home at the time asked Sutton to make sure their pets and young children were okay.
“I sent [the photo] to all the neighbors, and they were just shocked; some of them weren't even home. They said, ‘Oh, please watch our house; our kids are home. You know, they have to walk the dog. Can you watch them?’” Sutton recalled.
Sutton said he is grateful that no one, not even the bear, was harmed in the encounter. His biggest realization from the bear sighting was the wildlife in his own backyard.
“I think you just never know what you’ll see. We think we are in a world that we created, but really, the world that we created, we took out of [the bear’s] territory.
According to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), five bear sightings have been reported in Chenango County this year.
The NYSDEC urges New Yorkers to “remove or secure outdoor food sources that may attract black bears.” These sources may include bird feeders, garbage and recycling cans and residual grease and food from grills and smokers.
Also, the NYSDEC asks those with pets and livestock to keep food supplies indoors and consider installing an electric fence to protect the animals.
For more safety tips and bear information, visit the NYSDEC website https://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/6995.html.
Additional information about why there are more bear sightings this summer is available on the Bearwise website www.bearwise.org/why-early-summer-brings-more-bear-sightings/.
If you experience a human-bear conflict, contact your regional NYSDEC wildlife office for assistance at www.dec.ny.gov/about/558.html.
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