Wild bear wanders into Northern California zoo, interacts' with the resident bears

"A wild bear wandered into Eureka's Sequoia Park Zoo and interacted with the three zoo bears across the fence before it was persuaded to leave through a service gate, zoo officials said. The unusual visit happened Friday morning. Employees were conducting the daily inspection of the zoo's Redwood Sky Walk when one of them noticed the black bear on the boardwalk."

"Our three bears are very distinctive in appearance, and I recognized right away that it was not one of ours, Christine Noel was quoted as saying in the zoo's press release. The wild bear did not appear aggressive and didn't enter any animal habitats, officials said. It did appear interested in the zoo bears, Tule, Ishung and Nabu, and also made a brief exploration of the enrichment items around the night house."

A wild black bear entered Eureka's Sequoia Park Zoo and walked onto the Redwood Sky Walk boardwalk during a morning inspection. Employees recognized the bear as not belonging to the zoo and confirmed it did not enter animal habitats or show aggression. The wild bear approached the resident bears Tule, Ishung and Nabu across a fence and briefly investigated enrichment items near the night house. Zoo staff and a California Department of Fish and Wildlife warden escorted the bear through a service gate back into the surrounding forest. Two resident bears were found as cubs in the wild and one arrived from a sanctuary.

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