Public alerted after bear with cubs spotted near Vizovice

A female bear with two cubs has been spotted near Vizovice in the Zlín region. The town has warned people to be cautious in the countryside and keep dogs on a leash.

Police say the bears were seen on Friday at dusk near a children’s playground in Lhotsko, about three kilometres from Vizovice.

Bears are mainly found in Czechia’s Beskydy mountains, where they migrate from Slovakia. Sightings elsewhere are rare.