A wounded bear — presumably the one recently shot by police in Savage — was seen Sunday in Burnsville.

And a black bear has been reported prowling around Woodbury, according to police there.

Burnsville police said the bear was spotted near 134th Street and Parkwood Avenue, near Interstate 35E and Dakota County Road 11. The bear was favoring its rear left leg as it walked. It was gone by the time officers arrived, police said.

Burnsville police and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources cautioned the public not to seek out the bear and to leave it alone. Anyone who spots the bear is asked the public to call 911.

On May 23, a black bear was spotted near the Town and Country Campground in Savage. A police officer shot the bear but only wounded it. The animal ran off.

On May 29, a bear, presumably the same one, was spotted in Savage near Harriet Bishop Elementary School, about 3 miles southeast of the campground. School officials that day had parents pick up students who typically walk or bike home after class.

Sunday’s bear sighting in Burnsville was about 5 miles east of the Savage school.

Eagan police also announced a bear sighting Tuesday morning on James Street, but it remains unclear whether it was the wounded bear in question. The sighting would generally fit with the bear traveling east since it was first spotted in Savage, however.

In early May, there were multiple reports of a black bear on the northern edge of Inver Grove Heights.

Woodbury police said callers reported a bear near Tamarack Road and Interlachen Parkway as recently as Monday morning. The bear showed no signs of aggression, police said, and it ran away when people approached it.

In the Burnsville police news release, the DNR said homeowners should eliminate or secure anything that bears might see as a food source, including bird feeders, garbage cans, pet food and grills. Once bears sniff out food in a particular location, they’re likely to return.

The DNR said bear sightings in the Twin Cities are not uncommon, particularly in spring. Bears seen in populated areas typically are young males that have just emerged from hibernation, have been chased off by other bears and are searching for their own territory.

Bears are usually wary of humans, the DNR said.

Although bear attacks on humans in Minnesota are rare, bears should be treated as a wild animal capable of inflicting serious harm, the DNR said.

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