Beware: Small Bear Spotted

A Wildlife biologist is warming people not to feed a young bear that has been wandering the streets of Natchez, Mississippi.

The Natchez Democrat reports local residents captured video of the black bear walking Sunday in downtown Natchez.

Bob Strader, who's retired from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, says bears recently emerged from hibernation and this one is probably looking to establish a home range.

Strader says food left outside for stray cats could encourage the bear to become dependent on handouts -- and that would being "nothing good for people or the bear."