Video shows black bear in front of metro Atlanta home

FULTON COUNTY, Ga — Yet another bear has been sighted in metro Atlanta.

Channel 2 viewer Mason Spratt shared a video of a black bear walking across a front lawn in Roswell.

Bears have been spotted several times recently in Georgia, according to a release last month from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Resources Division. Just over the last few months, bears have been spotted in Gainesville, Alpharetta, Gwinnett, Marietta and now Roswell.

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The department says this is part of a yearly trend this time of year as the species gets ready for the winter.

According to the release, female bears increase food intake and continue to teach foraging skills to their cubs, sometimes venturing to residential neighborhoods as they prepare for the upcoming winter according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division.

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According to the release, Georgia’s black bear population is estimated at 4,100 bears statewide.

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