I read the article on David and Elaine Kindler’s experience with the black bear with more than a little trepidation. My house is right behind the Kindlers’ and I was outside at night the night after their chickadee box was destroyed, apparently the same night the bear made a reappearance in their yard. I knew nothing about the visit(s) until I checked my email the following Sunday and there were two notices from my neighborhood group, the second one from Cottage Lane, which is just up the street and about half a mile from the center of town.
I’m rather disturbed at the laissez faire attitude the town and the animal control officers are taking about this. To date I’ve seen nothing on the Concord website about the bear, the only information I’ve gotten is from the neighborhood email group and from articles in the Bridge. No one in authority seems to be making the slightest effort to keep track of the bruin, and telling a 78-year-old with bad knees and limited lungpower (and an extensive garden) that Mr. Bear might take up permanent residence is a bit much. If the bear decides to stick around I think an effort should be made to do exactly what Worcester did — relocate him.
Maybe they’d like him back?
Christine Briggs
Belknap Street