Bear Fatally Shot After Entering Home: Police: CT News

Why isn’t DEEP killing more bears?

In Connecticut, all law enforcement officers and the Department of Environmental Protection (DEEP) have full authority to kill problem bears. In 2023, Public Act 23-77 also granted this authority to any farmer with a permit and anyone in self-defense. And Public Act 23-77 made feeding black bears illegal and punishable. Despite these robust and recent tools, there is a relentless push for a bear hunt – most recently under the guise of public saf…

Bear Fatally Shot After Entering Home: Police: CT News

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State police killed bear that entered home in North Canaan

State police said troopers killed a bear while responding to a call about one going into a residence in North Canaan while people were home early Wednesday morning. They said troopers from Troop B in North Canaan responded to a home on Greene Road around 12:53 a.m., found a bear near an entrance to the residence and “dispatched” it. The...

Bear Enters Home, Raids Trash Can - The White River Valley Herald

Around 4:15 a.m. on May 13, Nicki Champion of Stockbridge was awoken by a notification from her security camera, which sends a live feed from her door to her phone. Figuring it was her cat, she began to fall back asleep, until another noise from downstairs stirred her again. Armed with her phone flashlight, Champion ventured to the ground floor […] You must be an online subscriber to view this story. Please subscribe or buy this week's issue he…