Montgomery Community Media

For a few days in late June, the talk of the town was news that a black bear was spotted in the Gaithersburg area. The bear was photographed running down a street in Kentlands, spotted in the backyard of some West Riding homeowners and was even videotaped on the back deck of another Gaithersburg resident. […]

Ken D’Loughy of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources has received about a dozen reports of bear sightings in the Gaithersburg/Germantown area this week. We talked to him on June 20, shortly after the bear was videotaped on a Gaithersburg homeowner’s deck, and he described the bear as a yearling. Take a look:

UPDATED 6/21 The latest sighting of the black bear occurred at 8:30 p.m. on June 20 on Travillah Terrace near River Road, according to Ken D’Loughy of DNR. The report was called in by Montgomery County police. D’Loughy said this is good news because it means the bear is moving west towards his natural habitat. […]

Bear sightings are on the rise in Montgomery County this week. A black bear has been spotted in Gaithersburg and Germantown. Residents started reporting sightings of the bear as early as June 17, according to Department of Natural Resources Manager Ken D’Loughy. Follow MyMCMedia on facebook and Twitter for the latest. In the meantime, check out […]