If you read Linda Macmillan’s post which is below. You would know that the bear did not get moved to Lincoln by the state. That he had moved 35 miles in the last week. Thank you Dean
On Wed, May 15, 2024 at 11:53 AM ROY HARVEY <royhar...@comcast.net> wrote: > Franklin Park is planning "safety improvements" to upgrade the Bear Dens: > www.boston.gov/improvements-franklin-park-bear-dens > > Does anyone know the process by which the state determines when and where > to move a bear? > > If so, can the Select Board or Town Meeting request them to do so? > > > Roy > > On 05/15/2024 9:39 AM EDT Rich Rosenbaum <s...@bcdef.com> wrote: > > > Not just LIncoln. > > https://massbears.wordpress.amherst.edu/ > > > > On Wed, May 15, 2024 at 9:27 AM Sasha Golden <sashagol...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Maybe the bear was hoping for more upscale housing? > > On Wed, May 15, 2024 at 9:13 AM Margaret Olson <s...@margaretolson.com> > wrote: > > As you can see from Linda McMillan's post below, the state did not move > the bear to Lincoln. It moved the bear to some undisclosed location 35 > miles from here. The bear, which has four legs and can run at 25 to 35 > miles per hour, came to Lincoln. It's a nice town :-) > > Margaret > > > On Wed, May 15, 2024 at 8:26 AM Anne Warner <warneran...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > I am taken aback that the state “moved the bear from Worcester” to > Lincoln. Did we consent to that? People are now having to supervise their > children playing outside and take down their bird feeders which, at least > in our house, are a source of real joy. I think we should call on our > Select Board to push back on this, and get the bear “moved” to an area > where there is much more unoccupied land for them to forage. The bear might > be cute, but these are wild animals and although this one has not attacked > anyone, I don’t think we should have to worry about our children playing > outside. Anne Warner > - Sent from iPhone. Typed by thumb. Excuse misspellings! > > On May 13, 2024, at 7:07 PM, Linda McMillan <mcmillanlin...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > I talked with the Massachusetts bear biologist today. He said this bear > was moved from Worcester where he was wandering into a very developed area > not because he was aggressive or violent. He's about two years old and has > moved about 35 miles in the last week. They have no intention of moving him > out of Lincoln. He said we should get used to having bears in our town. The > likelihood is that we will see more. > > He said to take down your bird feeders and bring in your trash. > > Regarding dogs, he said there is more risk that your dog will be attacked > by a coyote than by a bear. However, he said if you have a dog that wanders > or does not come to you when called, or who is aggressive, he suggests > keeping it on a leash. > > He also said there is no need to notify them of the current location > because they have no plans to move the bear. > > I hope this is helpful. > > Linda > > On Mon, May 13, 2024, 5:12 PM Jennifer Saffran <jennifer.saff...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > I’ve seen bear tags before, but “Dodger” appears to have both ears tagged. > What’s up with that? > > On May 12, 2024, at 9:20 PM, Joanna Owen Schmergel via Lincoln < > lincoln@lincolntalk.org> wrote: > > It’s Dodger! > > > Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone > <https://mail.onelink.me/107872968?pid=nativeplacement&c=Global_Acquisition_YMktg_315_Internal_EmailSignature&af_sub1=Acquisition&af_sub2=Global_YMktg&af_sub3=&af_sub4=100000604&af_sub5=EmailSignature__Static_> > > On Sunday, May 12, 2024, 9:16 PM, Lynne Smith <ly...@smith.net> wrote: > > Looks like he has opposing thumbs ! 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