A black bear that was interested in checking out what Bozeman High School had to offer was seen patrolling the hallways, loitering by the lockers and walking around the football field.
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After quickly realizing schools are not almost as fun as the wilderness, he found another open door and exited the building.
The bear was only in the school for a short time and did not interfere with school starting on time.
Fortunately, one of the Booster Club members in attendance this morning is a Gallatin County sheriff’s deputy, who “kept an eye” on the bear until he or she left the building.
Bozeman High School, with an enrollment of around 1,800 students, is the only public high school in the city of Bozeman (population: 37,000). This instinct causes, mainly females with cubs, to lower elevations leaving dominate male bears in higher elevations to find food.
Bears generally prefer to stay away from you, so give them a space to retreat, make a few noise, their wild animals and will leave if given the space to do so.
According to wildlife experts, the bears started heading down early this year – in July and August – after an early berry season in the mountains came to an end.
A bear, having learned nothing from teen movies and television, went to high school this morning.
No injuries have been reported, a spokesperson from the state’s department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks told The Billings Gazette, and no classes were delayed, school superintendent Rob Watson told The Bozeman Daily Chronicle.
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