Mother bear and three cubs spotted napping in tree

Officials hope that giving the bears “space, quiet, and time” will allow them to leave

One of the four bears sleeping in a tree on Bruin Drive in Chesapeake, Virginia (Stephen M Katz/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)

Officials in the US have closed a road in one neighbourhood after a mother bear and three cubs were spotted napping in a tree there.

Chesapeake Animal Services asked residents near the tree on Bruin Drive in Virginia to stay inside and the public to stay away from the area.