Mama and her two cubs take a nap in the City of Kingston on Friday
KINGSTON – A mama bear and her two cuts spent much of Friday sightseeing in the City of Kingston.
The animals were first seen Friday morning in backyards around Downs and Belvedere streets. Hours later, at 2 p.m., they were spotted sleeping in a backyard tree.
Police said given the population density in the area, it was decided
to remove the mother and cubs to a less populated area of the state. Mama
and one cub were removed by state environmental conservation police.
The third bear decided he was not leaving without making a scene. He led police and DEC officials on a chase that went through backyards toward Broadway and over to O’Neil Street, doubling back to Downs Street and onto the Catskill Mountain Rail trail.
The cub ran on the old railroad toward Kingston Plaza, but left the rail trail at Albany Avenue and ran up into the interchange at Albany Avenue/I-587/Broadway. He ran through Friday afternoon traffic crossing over and going back down into the forest adjacent to Chandler Drive and Albany Avenue.
Police said the cub was old enough to live on his own so there were no concerns for him at this time, police said.
