A Colorado bearfound itself dangling from the window of ahome it broke intoon Wednesday, and it was all captured on video.
The bear let itself into a Steamboat Springs home through a ground-floor window and explored the abode, eventually making it to the second story.
Homeowner Ryan MacFarlane toldFox31he was at work when he learned a bear broke into his home. “He got his nails in there and just ripped that window right open and got inside and helped himself to my pork chops I had out for dinner that night, got some snacks out of the pantry, and knocked over the plants — nothing too crazy,” MacFarlane explained.
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The beartried to escape through the upstairs window because it locked itself inside the primary bedroom, MacFarlane said. A police officer went into the house and opened the door so the animal could leave, MacFarlane told Fox31.
According to Colorado Parks and Wildlife Area Wildlife Manager Kris Middledorf,the bearhas been involved in at least three attempted home break-ins. “If the bear is captured, it will be euthanized,” Middledorf toldSteamboat Radio, adding that there have been “at least three attempts to capture it,”
CPW advises residentsto make their homes “bearproof” andnever to approach a bear. If one comes close to your home, the agency recommends making loud noises, like blowing a whistle or clapping your hands, to scare the animal away. Residents should keep bear-accessible windows and doors closed and locked and never feed bears on purpose, CPW says. Since food is a common thread amonghuman-bear interactions, trash or recyclables should not be left out overnight in areas with bears, the agency notes.
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Bears have been seenbreaking into homes in other partsof the country. In May 2020,four bears broke into a cabin in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, after one unlocked a door. Michelle Eberhart, who was staying at the rental home with a friend, toldWATEthe bears stole “5 pounds of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups and a pound of M&M’s and two pounds of Sour Patch Kids and two bags of potato chips.” The bears also took the group’s drinks and Eberhart’s allergy medicine.
“It was just almost surreal, it was just a fight-or-flight, like I just have to remove us from this situation and make sure that we’re at least in a safe place,” Eberhart told WATE.
source: people.com
