Bears are being seen across the Triangle the last few weeks
A bear inside the security fence at the Greensboro Airport stepped in front of a small plane that was in the process of taking off before a worker at the airport wounded it with a single shot gun shot to the chest. 90 minutes latter the wounded bear was killed by a wildlife officer. I’m glad they found it and no one got hurt because a wounded bear can be a nasty critter to have to deal with.
About 6 a.m., the bear got in front of a plane that was attempting to take off, officials said.
As the firefighters approached the animal, it stood up, officials said, forcing one of the firefighters to fire a single shot at the bear.
The bear wasn’t spotted again until it was killed an hour and half later by the wildlife officer, officials said.
Bannerman said the bear had already been wounded when the fatal shot was fired. She said the bear’s death is the first involving a bear at a United States airport.
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Airport officials had been attempting to keep tabs on the bear as sightings around the airport had been reported it is unclear if any hazing techniques had been attempted to keep the bear off the airport property. Airports more often have to deal with birds, deer, coyotes, and dogs…. a bear is a bit unusual.
While the triangle area is not noted to be prime bear habitat the recent reports of bears in the area are young male bears being forced out and looking for new territory to live. It is unlikely they will stick around the area so just be careful as they pass thru.
