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The Ontario Provincial Police in the northeast reminds the public to be Bear Wise to reduce the occurrence of human-bear interactions. Bears have awakened from winter hibernation and in spring are faced with scarcity of natural food sources. Please consider the following tips to prevent an unwanted visit by bears foraging for food by: Storing garbage in waste containers with tight-fitting lids Only putting the garbage out the morning of pickup Limit filling bird feeders only during the winter...

Local residents are being asked to exercise caution as bears come out of hibernation. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry says black bears waking up from their winter sleep are faced with a scarcity of natural food sources, leading them to look for food in garbage cans and bird feeders. You can prevent nuisance bears from visiting your home and neighbourhood by: -Storing garbage in waste containers with tight-fitting lids (indoors if possible) -Waiting until the day of garbage pickup...

SHARE ON: A black bear similar to the ones seen in cottage country (photo from unsplash.com - Bruce Warrington) The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry and the OPP are reminding the public to exercise caution as black bears begin to come out of hibernation this spring. Bears waking up from hibernation are faced with a scarcity of natural food sources, leading them to look for food in garbage cans and bird feeders. You can prevent bears from visiting your home and neighbourhood by storin...

Attempt to feed a bear. Bear warning signs extremely rare. A threatened or predatory black bear will give off warning signs to let you know you are too close. A black bear standing on its hind legs is not a sign of aggressive behaviour. The bear is trying to get a better look at you or catch your scent. A defensive bear salivate excessively and exhale loudly make huffing, moaning, clacking and popping sounds with its mouth, teeth and jaws lower its head with its ears drawn back while facing you...

8 April 2021 Bears are waking up from hibernation, and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry and the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) remind you to exercise caution this spring. Bears waking up from hibernation are faced with a scarcity of natural food sources, leading them to look for food in garbage cans and bird feeders. You can prevent bears from visiting your home and neighbourhood by: Storing garbage in waste containers with tight-fitting lids (indoors if...

3:57 Early one morning, eight volunteers surrounded a table with a 400 pound grizzly bear carcass in its center. Draper Natural History Museum Assistant curator Corey Anco said they are defleshing the animal. "They are removing all of the meat around the bones, all the meat around the ribs, all the meat around the vertebrae," said Anco. "And theyre trying to get this as clean as we can reasonably so." Anco said once the bones are cleaned as well as possible without hurting them, the bones are t...