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Residents should call in sightings to the toll-free BearWise reporting line at 1-866-514-2327.
Earlier in June, bears were spotted in Ipperwash Beach, Port Franks and Grand Bend. Residents were advised to remove trash, bird feeders and ripe fruit from trees and the ground.
There were bear sightings in London and Goderich in June 2020. At that time, the ministry said some young male black bears will travel more than 200 kilometres in search of a home, but bear sightings this far south are rare.
Meanwhile, the Lambton Heritage Museum in Lambton Shores has launched a Name The Bear contest on its Facebook page.
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Only by becoming aware of the ongoing problems that invasive species pose and by taking a measured yet forceful response to their incursion can we begin to reduce the damage they’re currently doing to our ecosystem.
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So said Pinery Provincial Park’s senior park interpreter Nicole Benn during a Lambton Heritage Museum virtual talk on June 24.
Addressing her audience from the Pinery Provincial Park visitor centre, Benn spoke about the numerous invasive species that have infiltrated the region both recently and in the distant past. She outlined the significant and negative impact they have had and will continue to have on our landscape, our plants and animals as well as on residents.