A woman was ticketed for feeding a black bear Memorial Day weekend in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Bear biologists say this is dangerous for bears and humans.
SOCIAL CIRCLE â A bear on the back porch, a bear in the trash, or a bear destroying a bird feeder are all relatively minor situations, and the Georgia Department of Natural Resourcesâ Wildlife Resources Division says almost all such incidences could be avoided by becoming BearWise.
âAvoiding problems with bears is usually simple, though it may not always be convenient,â Adam Hammond, WRDâs state bear biologist, said in a news release. âOne of the six BearWise basics is about securing food, garbage and recycling. When bears have access to human-provided foods, regardless of the source or the intent, they will take advantage of them, and that often leads to further problems.â
RALEIGH â The N.C Wildlife Resources Commission is already seeing a spike in black bear reports this spring. This comes as no surprise since the stateâs residential footprint has grown and people are moving closer into bear habitat and creating opportunities for bears to approach their property, specifically by leaving out food sources.
Colleen Olfenbuttel, the Wildlife Commissionâs black bear and furbearer biologist, offers some advice about how we can co-exist with black bears. She points to BearWise, an educational program the Commission employs developed by bear biologists from each of the 15 state wildlife agencies that make us the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (SEAFWA).
The N.C Wildlife Resources Commission is already seeing a spike in black bear reports this spring.
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This comes as no surprise since the state’s residential footprint has grown and people are moving closer into bear habitat and creating opportunities for bears to approach their property, specifically by leaving out food sources.
Colleen Olfenbuttel, the Wildlife Commission’s black bear and furbearer biologist, offers some advice about how we can co-exist with black bears. She points to BearWise, an educational program the Commission employs developed by bear biologists from each of the 15 state wildlife agencies that make up the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies.
SOCIAL CIRCLE – Spring is here and that means Georgians may begin seeing all types of wildlife that have not been as visible throughout the winter months, including possible sightings