Bear removed from home for second year

MCHENRY, Md., March 16 (UPI) -- A Maryland wildlife biologist said he relocated a mother bear and cubs from a high-end vacation home for the second year in a row.

Harry Spiker, chief bear biologist for the Department of Natural Resources, said he and his team relocated the 327-pound bear and her cubs from the Deep Creek Lake vacation home in McHenry to a custom-built structure on a ridge overlooking the lake, The Baltimore Sun reported Wednesday.

Spiker said the same bear was removed from the property last year. He said human settlements are encroaching on what was once her land.

"The landscape is changing. We're taking her dirt," Spiker said. "She's a territorial animal and we're taking her land away. This porch is just a dark cave to her."