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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/...109191001/
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The bear must have come from the nearby mountains. Given dry conditions, it might have been in search of water.
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Probably went into Walmart for a Red Bull.
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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.
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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.
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2021-05-26, 05:47 PM
(This post was last modified: 2021-05-26, 05:48 PM by ski3pin.)
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.