More than 200 Orang Asli residents of Kampung Perawas, Pos Balar, are worried about their safety following sightings of an adult bear near their settlement since last week.

A villager, Hasmadi Ghazali, 44, said he saw the animal near his house and immediately called some villagers to chase it away.

"Around 6.30pm, I heard some noises coming from...