Black bear in the brush by Evan Smith

The Lansing State Journal reports that Saginaw County’s Chesaning Police Department shared an image from the village’s Showboat Park of a small black bear with the caption “Wild life is cute…. from a distance. Last night a bear cub was spotted in Showboat Park and we would like to remind everyone NOT to approach or feed a bear, especially a bear cub.“

Evan took this back in 2018 in Ludington from about 30 feet away. He said he didn’t feel threatened because the bear was doing its own thing. Check out his most popular photos on Flickr.

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