In the landscape.
Plants & places
Forested mountain country and adjoining neighborhoods in western North Carolina; this observation's precise locality is not confirmed.
A sensible first response
Watch from well away, give the family a clear route, and secure garbage and other human food sources.
When to look
Date not supplied in filename. Do not substitute the file's modification date for an observation date.
Identification
Representative video frames show a black-coated adult bear accompanied by much smaller cubs. Rounded ears, body proportions and the North Carolina collection context support American black bear. The number of cubs can change with what is visible in a frame; the clip is not a population count.
Lookalikes & limits
Black bear is the only native bear species in North Carolina. The recording's exact location and date are not present in its filename and remain unverified.
In the garden
An omnivore in the wider forest community, eating seasonally available plant and animal foods.