From the MNR
MNR staff, in collaboration with OPP, were onsite in the area of Spruce Glen Public School over the course of this week in response to multiple hold and secure events. Two of the three bears, including the mother bear and one cub, were captured overnight and the other cub was captured this afternoon. The entire family group was captured within a kilometre of the school and nearby restaurants. They are being relocated onto an area of Crown land well away from Huntsville and any human development.
While this specific situation has been resolved, MNR believes these bears were attracted to the area by unsecured food waste. The ministry reminds the public that managing bear attractants is a community effort and is working with residents, business owners, local police, and school officials to raise awareness about black bears and reducing attractants to minimize bear encounters.
For more information on how to prevent and report bear encounters visit – https://www.ontario.ca/page/prevent-bear-encounters-bear-wise.
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Good morning folks, The bear problem is not necessarily over yet, I witnessed a bear on the hill
on highway 60 between main street and highway 11 that had been run over by a vehicle on Sunday
Sept 15th and also a bear that appeared to be one or two years old on Kinton Avenue this morning at 8:45
sitting in an apple tree by the School bus yards. So please keep your vigil up for these animals.
There are lots more around.
Mama Bear and her cubs certainly provided some excitement on Campus Trail this week with multiple sightings. I’m glad they have been safely relocated.
Thank you to all the intelligent folks who relocated these bears.
Shooting these beautiful animals was sometimes the solution.
If we create this problem, we certainly have a responsibility to remedy it humanely.
Very grateful.
Thank you MNR for helping the bears to a new and safer place for all. Stay safe guys!!!