Bear makes itself comfortable up a tree in Hartford

A small and likely juvenile bear was making waves in the West End of Hartford Thursday as it gazed upon onlookers from a high branch in a tree.

The small bear was seen in a tree on Farmington Avenue, in the area across the street from the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center and the Mark Twain House.

There are 1,000 to 1,200 bears in Connecticut; they have been seen in every town and city.

A Hartford resident said, “Some neighbors noticed around 1:30, and some of our staff went out to see.