{"id":52979,"date":"2024-05-09T15:34:52","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T19:34:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=52979"},"modified":"2024-05-09T15:34:52","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T19:34:52","slug":"batavia-police-advise-residents-of-a-bear-spotted-in-the-city-of-batavia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2024\/05\/09\/batavia-police-advise-residents-of-a-bear-spotted-in-the-city-of-batavia\/","title":{"rendered":"BATAVIA\/Police advise residents of a bear spotted in the City of Batavia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"900\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-1dYa8Yeck8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Above is\u00a0a video from a resident on Vine Street in the City. There is no cause for alarm, however the Police Department wants to share some tips with the public regarding potential bear encounters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has several links on their website about animal safety, below is a link to their page with information that can be helpful in dealing with bear in an urban environment like Batavia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dec.ny.gov\/nature\/animals-fish-plants\/black-bear\/bearwise#At-Home\">Learn To Live Responsibly With Black Bears By Becoming BearWise &#8211; NYSDEC<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Never approach a bear.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Secure food, garbage and recycling <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Do not leave pet food outside <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Remove bird feeders if you spot bears in your yard <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Any questions about bear or other wild animals can be directed to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sourced via CRIMEWATCH<small>\u00ae<\/small>:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/crimewatch.net\/us\/ny\/genesee\/batavia-pd\/138661\/post\/bear-sighting-city\">https:\/\/crimewatch.net\/us\/ny\/genesee\/batavia-pd\/138661\/post\/bear-sighting-city<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Above is\u00a0a video from a resident on Vine Street in the City. There is no cause for alarm, however the Police Department wants to share some tips with the public regarding potential bear encounters. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has several links on their website about animal \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2024\/05\/09\/batavia-police-advise-residents-of-a-bear-spotted-in-the-city-of-batavia\/\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":52980,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[8],"tags":[4309],"class_list":["post-52979","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-batavia","tag-bear-sighting"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8eTP4-dMv","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":37083,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2022\/10\/27\/batavia-police-advise-parents-to-be-on-the-lookout-for-rainbow-fentanyl-shaped-like-a-bear-during-the-halloween-season\/","url_meta":{"origin":52979,"position":0},"title":"BATAVIA\/Police advise parents to be on the lookout for &#8220;rainbow fentanyl&#8221; shaped like a bear during the Halloween season","author":"aka","date":"October 27, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Press release The Batavia Police Department would like to advise the public that \"rainbow fentanyl\" pills have recently been located in the city of Batavia. 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