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All Non-lethal bear management Articles
Three bears spotted in Peaks of Grassi
A spate of grizzly bear activity in a Canmore neighbourhood has wildlife officials warning residents to bear-proof their homes.
Grizzly bears have been spotted mere metres from houses, eating buffalo berries, dogwood and other food in yards adjacent to the Peaks of Grassi community, a wildlife corridor.
Some berry-laden bushes -- prime bear food -- are growing directly behind and in between homes in the neighbourhood.
Veterinarians in Toronto say they expect a bear cub found unconscious at the roadside to survive an emergency operation and make a full recovery.
The three-month-old, 8.5-kilogram cub was hit by a car last weekend near Huntsville, in the Muskoka region.
OPP officers found the cub and notified a local animsanctuary.
'Taste aversion' could deter predators from eating cows, sheep: biologist
Saskatchewan has a serious problem with predators eating livestock, but what if ... they simply didn't feel like eating?
"Taste aversion" could be the answer to making wolves and coyotes leave cows and sheep alone, says John Polson, a freelance wildlife biologist and beekeeper.
MISSOULA — When confronting an angry grizzly bear in the woods, the last thing you want to worry about is the fine print on your can of bear spray.
But as customers scour the shelves for protection in the wake of recent fatal bear attacks, the fine print matters.
Citing the recent off-duty action of one of its officers, the Anchorage Police Department on Monday urged the public to avoid zapping bears with Tasers unless life or property is in peril.
The statement comes after police Lt. Dave Parker used a Taser on July 22 to discourage a black bear lured to a fish fryer at Parker's Hillside home. When the incident was publicized the next day, it stirred up strong reaction pro and con.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- For homeowners like Dane Havard, who lives on the Anchorage Hillside, it's not uncommon to see animals right in the backyard, but Monday, Havard was witness to an unusual rescue, and he caught it on video.
His neighbor helped free a baby black bear that was wrapped up in a dipnet.
Jack Hanna isn't making idle claims when he tells hikers to carry pepper spray with them to ward off a grizzly bear attack.
The TV host and zookeeper says he took his own advice and used pepper spray on grizzlies headed toward him and his family last weekend.
A problem bear that has been frequenting Hillside homes and yards in recent weeks was subjected to shock therapy from police spokesman Lt. Dave Parker's Taser on Thursday morning.
After the small black bear got into a fish fryer on the porch, Parker decided to try a novel approach to deconditioning the animal to people, he said. He armed himself with a backup firearm and a personal Taser C2, which launches a 30-second burst of 100,000 volts, Parker said.
A young male bear damaged a so-called bear-proof garbage bin, stole a person’s lunch and led RCMP and conservation officers on a bit of a chase in and around Whistler Village this week.
Late Tuesday (July 20), authorities set up a culvert trap in the area surrounding the day lots in an attempt to capture the bear, which was estimated to be about two years old, said Dave Jevons of the B.C. Conservation Officer Service.
A young male bear that led RCMP and conservation officers on a chase in and around Whistler Village early this week has been captured and relocated.
The small bear that came into Whistler Village several times Sunday through Tuesday (July 18 to 20), and was responsible for stealing a man's lunch and damaging a garbage bin in Rebagliati Park, was pursued and shot with a tranquilizer dart late Wednesday (July 21), Sgt. Chris Doyle of the B.C. Conservation Officer Service said on Thursday (July 22).
A grizzly who grew up in front of hundreds of Grand Teton National Park visitors has been relocated to his birthplace after killing cattle south of Jackson.
Biologists released grizzly bear No. 587 in the Pilgrim Creek drainage in Grand Teton on July 4, a day after he was captured. The release site was along a short road that is closed to the public, Grand Teton Senior Wildlife Biologist Steve Cain said.
We started in Hope and were six miles in on the Resurrection Pass Trail. Kimi was in front with Kobi right behind her, followed by Kyle and myself. We were rounding a corner, and as I looked up Kimi was heading back our way. Ahead of us on the trail were a grizzly bear mama and her two cubs.
Mama started to charge us, and as she was running at us Kobi charged her, barking and growling up a storm. The bear stopped charging and was growling at Kobi, who was holding his ground several feet away. After a few seconds the bear went after Kobi, and he bolted around her and into the bushes, heading away from us. Mama chased, which gave us a few extra seconds of getaway time.
A troublesome grizzly bear that was frequenting Yellowstone National Park's Norris campground has been captured and relocated to Zoo Montana in Billings.
On Thursday afternoon, the campground was temporarily restricted to hard-sided units because two young grizzly bears had been seen in the campground. Initial efforts to haze or relocate the bears were unsuccessful.
Police responded to a report of a bear having broken into a home on Eagle Drive in Whistler Cay on Saturday at around 6 p.m. When police arrived, the bear had dragged garbage outside and was eating it. Police used non-lethal means to scare the bear away, Leeson said.
To report bear sightings or potential human-bear conflicts, please phone 1-877-952-7277.
By next summer, Whistler should be officially labeled "Bear Smart."
Heather Beresford, the municipality's environmental stewardship manager, said thanks to council's approval of the Human-Bear Conflict Management Plan last week, Whistler has completed all the steps for the Bear Smart application.
Relocation didn't work for grizzly bear 107, as the young female walked about 50 kilometres from the Ghost Waiparous area, where she had been relocated on May 20, back to Canmore last week.
The small grizzly, weighing about 80 pounds, went right back to the Silver Tip neighbourhood where she got in trouble in the first place, wandering around houses and on the golf course in her search for food.
The Ministry of Natural Resources has made regulatory changes so that field workers flown to remote locations can carry bear spray following a hair-raising attack on a biologist two years ago.
But while carrying bear spray is recommended, it isn't mandatory and workers could still end up in the deep bush without any means to defend themselves in a rare encounter with a predatory bruin.
CHOTEAU - Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door, the saying goes. Same holds true for bear traps. Just ask Bob Facklam of Choteau.
Facklam, owner of Teton Welding, builds bear traps - big ones. He builds traps for all kinds of bears - from black bears all the way up to polar bears. These are not the huge steel-jawed leg hold traps you see hanging on the walls in restaurants and bars.
A black bear cub, which led Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) on a merry chase in Carleton Place Friday, was eventually cornered and successfully tranquilized by Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) wildlife officers.
The incident, which began at approximately 11 a.m. on streets near the north bank of the Mississippi River , culminated in a long established residential neighbourhood on the south side of town. The young bear climbed a tree at the corner of Frank and John Streets and police were forced to cordon off the area until MNR personnel arrived on the scene. The incident didn't wrap up until mid-afternoon, Carleton Place OPP Community Services Officer Constable Sean Trahan reports.
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