Bears are extremely smart animals, as evidence by a bear from Old Forge - who figured out how to get into a minivan - and all of it was caught on camera.
It seems as though the black bear was right near the main entrance of Oswego State University. Let's hope they can get the bear safely off the college campus and back into a proper setting.
Here are some tips provided by the DEC to deter human and bear interactions that are dangerous for all involved...
Bears can not only be resourceful but destructive. Frank and Lexi Smith of Lee Center, New York found out the hard way when a bear broke into their car and tore it apart in the Adirondacks.
With the warm weather, black bears are on the move, and the DEC is asking for our help in reducing human-bear conflicts and nuisance reports by taking these simple steps.