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SIGHTINGS MULTIPLY LOCALLY

With Orlo Burch’s Report,

Bear Habitat Expanding

Adding to the recent bear sightings on Otsego Lake’s east side, Orlo Burch sent along these photos of a bold bear raiding his bird-feeder two weeks ago on the west end of the Town of Otsego. Send photos you’ve taken of local bears to jimkevlin@allotsego.com

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  1. Contact the town of West Milford, New Jersey, for information on living with bears. They have become and every day part of life in there. It’s unsettling, but very normal at this point.

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