Spotted: Bear wanders through Lone Tree neighborhood, sits on front porch

DENVER ( KDVR ) — Several bear sightings were caught on camera in the Acres Green neighborhood in Lone Tree on Monday.

A FOX31 viewer captured a video of a small bear wandering through the Acres Green neighborhood near Lone Tree around 8 a.m. on Monday.

The bear, seen in the video above, was seen slowly walking through a neighbor’s yard before disappearing behind shrubbery on the side of the house.

About an hour later, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office posted photos on X of a bear spotted in the area of Acres Green and Maximus Drive. The bear was pictured walking through yards and even sitting on one person’s front porch.

By 10 a.m., the sheriff’s office said the bear moved into Lone Tree where authorities were tracking it.

At 1 p.m., South Metro Fire Rescue posted about a bear in a tree near Park Meadows mall. They closed Park Meadows Center Drive and asked the public to avoid the area.

These are some of the many bear sightings this summer.

One bear was seen in Highlands Ranch entering garages, climbing over fences and going through trash cans. Another bear was found lying under a deck in Pagosa Springs. One bear even stumbled upon the Colorado Renaissance Festival, where authorities had to remove the unexpected visitor .

Colorado Parks and Wildlife told FOX31 that bears have been spotted in many neighborhoods because they’re looking for food .

CPW asks people to haze the bears to help them move on . They suggest making loud noises like with car alarms, pots and pans, air horns or yelling. They also ask people to keep all trash locked until the morning of pickup and to make sure grills are thoroughly cleaned so they do not smell like food residue.

If you spot a bear in your neighborhood, CPW asks people to call and report it to them so they can track and keep data of bear whereabouts.

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