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In Ridgecrest? - Bluegreen kayak - 2021-05-25
My son who lives there alerted me to this story: a bear wandering by the Ridgecrest Walmart earlier this month.
https://www.ridgecrestca.com/story/news/2021/05/15/bear-sighted-outside-ridgecrest-walmart/5109191001/
RE: In Ridgecrest? - trailhound - 2021-05-25
The bear must have come from the nearby mountains. Given dry conditions, it might have been in search of water.
RE: In Ridgecrest? - DAW89446 - 2021-05-25
Probably went into Walmart for a Red Bull.
RE: In Ridgecrest? - David_Bricker - 2021-05-26
Well Walmart is at the edge of Ridgecrest, so I could see one wandering in from the hills. But, I'm still surprised they're in the desert part of the area.
David Bricker / SYR
RE: In Ridgecrest? - MojaveGeek - 2021-05-26
Yes, its surprising to me Although I only recently found out that elk, in the form of Tule Elk, are found in the Owens Valley, which is not where I'd be looking for elk.
RE: In Ridgecrest? - ski3pin - 2021-05-26
Tule elk were almost wiped out of California's central valley, their native home. It was thought they were gone until a small herd was found on a ranch near Bakersfield. From that remnant herd separate populations were established in different areas to save the species - the Sacramento San Joaquin delta, Point Reyes, and the Owens Valley.