Patched Wrote:
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> VIENNA, VA -- A bear and cub were spotted by a
> resident Sunday night in the Vienna area, Fairfax
> County Police said Monday.
>
> The black bear and cub were spotted at about 7
> p.m. Sunday by a resident in the 1500 block of
> Windstone Drive in the Vienna (see map below) area
> of Fairfax County. This location is near Difficult
> Run Stream Valley Park and Wolftrap Stream Valley
> Park, police noted.
>
> Police note that spring, which officially arrived
> Sunday, is the time when black bears and cubs
> emerge from their winter dens, typically between
> mid-March to early May in Virginia.
>
> The bears that were seen Sunday posed no problems
> or issues, but did stay on the property in the
> neighborhood of single family homes and woods for
> about an hour, according to police. Bears
> typically avoid humans, but may wander into
> residential areas in their search for food.
>
>
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Please note that this did not occur in 22180.