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Black bear activity on the rise, as animals prepare for hibernation

By Bill Bittar | October 14, 2021

MONROE, CT — Black bears are wandering all over town, while eating everything they can get their paws on. Police are receiving reports of tipped over trash cans, toppled bird feeders and break-ins into chicken coops. Read More

Monroe bear sightings in July include a mamma and her cub

By Andy Huchison | July 23, 2021

MONROE, CT — A mamma bear and her cub, as well as another large adult bear, were spotted multiple times in Monroe during a busy few days in town for these majestic wildlife creatures in mid July. Read More

Does are giving birth to baby fawns. If you see a fawn, leave it alone

By Bill Bittar | June 1, 2021

MONROE, CT — Residents are finding baby fawns lying alone in yards all over town. In one case, on May 20, a doe who recently gave birth believed its fawn was threatened by a property owner’s dog, so the deer attacked the pet.

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Black bear raids bird feeders, swims in pools, tries to enter houses and trash

By Bill Bittar | May 29, 2021

MONROE, CT — Black bear number 211, a one-and-a-half year old male who recently left his mother, has been seen climbing a tree in Waterbury, before walking through several towns, including Monroe, where he took a dip in the swimming pool of a home on Lois Circle. Read More

Beavers cause flooding around Guskie Pond

By Bill Bittar | July 26, 2020

MONROE, CT — Animal Control Officer Ed Risko carried a chainsaw, while wading into the water of Guskie Pond Thursday morning. Read More

Animal Reports: Unlicensed dog facility on Hawthorne Drive

By Bill Bittar | March 19, 2020

MONROE, Conn. — A resident of 31 Hawthorne Drive received a $100 infraction for allegedly operating a facility to board and train 12 dogs inside his house without a state license Monday, March 9.

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A dog suffers a bite wound of an ‘unknown origin’

By Bill Bittar | March 4, 2020

MONROE, Conn. — A Church Street resident was cleaning off a gas grill after supper Wednesday, Feb. 26, when the pet owner heard something from the tree line.

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Fox caught on video, an injured junco bird goes to rehab …

By Bill Bittar | February 25, 2020

MONROE, Conn. — An injured junco bird is recuperating at the Sharon Audubon Center after a Blanket Meadow resident scooped it up from his driveway, placed it in a box and drove it to Monroe Animal Control’s field office on Friday, Feb. Read More

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