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Connecticut lawmakers voted Friday to take steps to protect people from the state's growing bear population. But they stopped far short of a bear hunt and restrictions on people unintentionally feeding the hungry animals.

Family of bears wandering downtown Trail on Monday; RCMP destroyed one bear on May 15

Recovering population and growing trail network means grizzlies more likely to venture into Whistler Valley

A resident, out for a walk in the Valleyview neighborhood, said the bear moved from bin to bin, pulling out bags of garbage and eating their contents as two cubs tagged along behind.

The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is reminding you to stay Bear Smart this spring. Alberta is home to ...

The City and WildSafeBC remind residents to manage bear attractants to keep our community safe and avoid the preventable destruction of bears. Spring is here and the bears are coming out of hibernation. They are hungry and are in Castlegar neighbourhoods sniffing out food sources. “Castlegar has achieved Bear Smart community status which means we are dedicated to keeping bears

Compost and food waste can act as a bear attractant

The film, produced by kids at Alberton School, earned support from the International Wildlife Film Festival, Montana Arts Council and National Endowment for the Arts.

Residents are urged to take steps to secure attractants, such as garbage, pet food and birdseed, to help prevent bears from accessing them

Spring is here and that means bears are coming out of hibernation. As they emerge from their dens, they will be hungry. Unmanaged bear attractants around homes can unintentionally attract bears into neighbourhoods as they sniff out food sources.