Bear Visits University Of Montana Campus

On Tuesday morning, Police at the University of Mon­tana issued an alert to warn students and faculty of a bear wandering the campus.

The University of Mon­tana Police Department’s alert, sent at 5:09 a.m., re­vealed the bear was first spotted near a bike rack outside Craig Hall.

Police said the bear had followed a student for a short time, but did not act aggressively during the en­counter.

Officers located the bear near the Elrod, Craig, Duni­way Courtyard and asked all students, faculty and mem­bers of the public to steer clear of the area until the bear can be removed from campus.