A young bear left a rural BC town in style after receiving a police escort to get it safely off downtown streets..The juvenile black bear was first spotted Friday morning in Ladysmith, a small seaside town on the east coast of Vancouver Island, south of Nanaimo..Reacting quickly, Ladysmith RCMP officers escorted the bruin to the forest, but the curious bear soon returned..Ladysmith RCMP and B.C. Conservation Officers were on scene early Friday afternoon when the bear returned to town.. Screen-Shot-2021-05-07-at-12.38.45-PM .A pair of RCMP vehicles were used to gently guide the bear toward the Ladysmith cemetery..The Town of Ladysmith in a Facebook post encouraged residents to keep their garbage bins stored in a secure area to prevent bears from becoming habituated to human food..Bears are also attracted to the scent of fallen fruit from trees, as well as pet food..Anyone who sees a bear in their area should call the B.C. Conservation Service at 1-877-952-7277..See video here: https://www.facebook.com/LadysmithBC/videos/1192618954517694.Mike D’Amour is the British Columbia Bureau Chief for the Western Standard..,.mdamour@westernstandardonline.com
