Bear-resistant trash containers to be required in Grant Creek, Rattlesnake areas
Grant Creek and Rattlesnake residents will soon be required to store their garbage in bear-resistant containers or enclosures.
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Grant Creek and Rattlesnake residents will soon be required to store their garbage in bear-resistant containers or enclosures.
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The requirement, approved separately in recent weeks by the Missoula City Council and Missoula County Commission, follows a yearslong effort to reduce bear-human conflict in the area by securing attractants like garbage that condition bears to feast on unnatural foods in human environs.
Have you ever seen a bear attack a garbage can in broad daylight?
The Missoula City Council joined Missoula County in repealing the old bear buffer zone.