A black bear wandered into the shopping mall on Alaska’s Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson to eat a single peach and defecate on the floor before leaving.
The bear was caught on camera entering the Exchange shopping mall on the base — which is commonly known by the acronym JBER, pronounced “J-bear” — about 9 a.m. Sunday.
The bear entered the Commissary, ate a single peach and pooped on the floor before vacating the building, officials said.
A JBER spokesperson said Conservation Law Enforcement escorted the bear away from the base and into the nearby woods.
The spokesperson said no humans or bears were injured. They said bear encounters on the base have decreased substantially since wildlife-resistant dumpsters were installed in May.
Colette Brandt, JBER’s wildlife program manager, said the bear had entered through the mall’s automatic doors.
