A black bear and two cubs were shooed into the woods by resource officers off Old Airport Road Thursday morning.

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The department posted to Facebook that a mother bear and two cubs were seen near Great Slave Helicopters. In fact, SA国际影视传媒渙ne of the bears made an aggressive charge towards a bystander walking past before ENR staff were able to scare the bears away from the area with noise deterrents,SA国际影视传媒� according to the post. SA国际影视传媒淭hankfully, a fence between them prevented any harm.

SA国际影视传媒淩emember, bears will go to great lengths to protect their cubs: please remain cautious in the area and make sure you stay Bear Aware if out on the land.SA国际影视传媒�