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Police urge caution after bear and cub spotted in southwest Calgary

By Caley Gibson Global News

Posted October 12, 2021 10:44 am

Updated November 3, 2022 11:17 am

1 min read

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Click to play video: 'Calgary park closed, residents warned after bears enter city' — WATCH: Wildlife officers are on the lookout for two bears that wandered through neighbourhoods early Tuesday in Calgary. As Gil Tucker reports, officers have shut down South Glenmore Park, warning people to be extra careful in the area. – Oct 12, 2021

Calgary police and members of Alberta Fish and Wildlife were scouring an area of the city’s southwest Tuesday morning after reports of a bear and her cub being spotted in the area.

In a news release sent around 4:45 a.m., Calgary police said they received reports through the night of a bear and cub walking in yards along the western edge of the Cedarbrae and Oakridge communities, near the border of the Tsuut’ina Nation.

Officers from the Calgary Police Service and Alberta Fish and Wildfire could be seen in the area Tuesday morning with a bear trap. Fish and wildlife vehicles could also be seen driving through the treed areas.

Police are asking residents in the area to be cautious. People are asked to look out their windows before leaving their homes to ensure the animals are not in their path.

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Officers were stationed at the entrance to South Glenmore Park, turning away people trying to enter.

Lorna Uniacke lives in the Oakridge neighbourhood and captured video of the bears around 4:15 a.m. The animals can be seen running through her yard in the 300 block of Oakhill Place.