Bears, bears, everywhere
In a recent video posted on Facebook from East Acton, a hulking figure ambles across the lawn, unaware they are being recorded by a doorbell camera. No, it is not a criminal casing the neighborhood. It is an Ursus americanus, also known as an American black bear. The Facebook reactions to the post range from awe to fear, sometimes in the same comment. Black bear sightings in Acton and Boxborough are more common than one might expect, based on a series of Facebook posts: Some of these sightings are probably the same bear as it wanders into different neighborhoods. Other…
