Bourne Police relocated a black bear Sunday that had been wandering around the Buzzards Bay area near Cape Cod for multiple days, officials said.
Around 7:30 a.m., officers and Bourne’s Department of Natural Resources learned that the bear had made its way into Bourne Scenic Park, police said in a Facebook post Sunday.
The park was founded in 1951 and has 439 camping sites, according to its website.
When officers arrived, they observed the bear go back into the woods near a heavily populated area, police said.
The Massachusetts Environmental Police responded and officers relocated the bear later in the day to a safer location, according to police.
The bear was sedated and removed without incident, police said.
The Massachusetts Environmental Police did not immediately respond to request for comment.
On the fourth of July weekend, police responded to multiple reports of black bear sightings in D.W. Field Park, located a 45-minute drive northwest of Bourne Scenic Park. Authorities have not verified whether the same bear was spotted in both incidents.
Seeing a bear this time of year is a common occurrence, said Dave Wattles, black bear biologist for MassWildlife in a previous interview with the Globe.
The only bear species that resides in Massachusetts is the black bear, according to Wattles. Bear sightings are usually more frequent further west in Massachusetts, he said.
People who come across a bear should keep a safe distance, he said. He advised against trying to scare the bear off because the animal might decide to stand its ground instead of running away.
The state Environmental Police receives between 700 and 900 bear-related calls each year, Wattles said.
Hannah Goeke can be reached at hannah.goeke@globe.com.