Black bears in Eureka made the news (local and national!) last week!
A young, small 150-lb black bear was found at our local Sequoia Park Zoo observing the current black bear residents, which are rehabilitated/rescued animals from the west coast. No one really knows how the bear got in, as the zoo is secured but does abut popular forest and many walking trails in Sequoia Park, but the visiting bear was fairly easily escorted out by zoo personnel and did not bother/harm any of the zoo residents!
A different (larger) bear then caused some drama and a lockdown at the nearby elementary school a few days later!
We see a lot of deer around these parts, as well as some foxes and racoons, but I've not seen any bears wandering around McKinleyville, although we know people who do have their trash cans disturbed by them. There also have been mountain lion sightings locally (in our neighborhood in 2019 and recently in Arcata's forest in August), which would freak me out more than seeing a black bear.
We definitely share our spaces with wild animals and thankfully none of these encounters have been dangerous. Thank goodness for our "polite" wildlife :)
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