Bears Spotted In The Triad; No Attacks

Spring in the Triad can bring budget battles, commencement speeches, and soggy gardens. And it also means the bears are back in town.

Forsyth County authorities say they've received reports of one or possibly two black bears in Clemmons.

And Winston-Salem police tweeted about a bear sighting on Jonestown Road near Interstate 40.

There haven't been any reports of bears attacking anyone.

Wildlife officials say it's not unusual that bears have been seen near homes and businesses.

Jodie Owen is with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. She tells The Winston-Salem Journal that sightings of black bears in Forsyth and Guilford counties are common in the spring every year.

Owen says her advice is the same every year, too.  Leave the bears alone and they will probably move away without prodding.