{"id":29282,"date":"2017-04-08T05:04:56","date_gmt":"2017-04-08T09:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=29282"},"modified":"2017-04-06T17:17:06","modified_gmt":"2017-04-06T21:17:06","slug":"bear-wise-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/bear-wise-spring\/","title":{"rendered":"Be bear wise this spring"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Ontario and OPP remind people not to invite bears into your community<\/h4>\n<p>The Ontario government and the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are reminding people to take extra care not to attract bears to their neighborhood. In some parts of the province, this year&#8217;s mild winter means black bears are coming out of hibernation early. Taking simple precautions can help prevent black bears from visiting your community.<\/p>\n<p>Human-bear interactions are related to the availability of bears&#8217; natural food sources. When natural food sources are unavailable, black bears will search for other food. Items such as garbage and bird feed can draw bears to populated areas. Take care by:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Storing garbage in waste containers with tight-fitting lids<\/li>\n<li>Putting out garbage only on the morning of pickup<\/li>\n<li>Filling bird feeders, including seed, suet and nectar only during the winter when bears are hibernating<\/li>\n<li>Cleaning food residue and removing grease from outdoor barbecue grills after each use<\/li>\n<li>Keeping pet food indoors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A bear that enters a populated area isn&#8217;t necessarily a threat, but it is important to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.ontario.ca\/m\/44210\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/news.ontario.ca\/m\/44210&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1491482149306000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHYQmELOY2xHL4uAk516v9gfYfd3A\">know who to call<\/a><\/span> during a bear encounter. If a bear is posing an immediate threat to public safety by exhibiting threatening or aggressive behaviour, call 911 or your local police.<\/p>\n<p>For non-emergencies, the province operates a toll-free Bear Wise reporting line (1-866-514-2327), 24\/7 from <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1851514193\"><span class=\"aQJ\">April 1 to November 30<\/span><\/span> to provide the public with information and best practices.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>[Doppler &#8211; For more information on bear behaviour, also visit the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bearwithus.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">website for Bear With Us Sanctuary<\/a><\/span>]<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h4>Quick Facts<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Since 2004, Ontario&#8217;s <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/page\/report-bear-problem-bear-wise\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/page\/report-bear-problem-bear-wise&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1491482149306000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEBcdTayMTq2gIGd9NotSXjNOvbFw\">Bear Wise<\/a><\/span> program has been educating people on how to avoid attracting bears and how to prevent human-bear interactions.<\/li>\n<li>Bears will remember their last source of food and return there when hungry, sometimes travelling over 100 kilometres.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Background Information<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.ontario.ca\/mnr\/en\/2017\/04\/bear-encounters----who-do-i-call-4.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/news.ontario.ca\/mnr\/en\/2017\/04\/bear-encounters----who-do-i-call-4.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1491482149306000&amp;usg=AFQjCNF5TFPy1lzWap-uUZS0cgn3_2fBqQ\">Bear Encounters &#8211; Who Do I Call?<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Additional Resources<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry and the Ontario Provincial Police have <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.ontario.ca\/m\/44210\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/news.ontario.ca\/m\/44210&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1491482149306000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHYQmELOY2xHL4uAk516v9gfYfd3A\">distinct roles and responsibilities<\/a><\/span> to maintain public safety when they encounter a bear.<\/li>\n<li>What you can do to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/page\/prevent-bear-encounters-bear-wise\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/page\/prevent-bear-encounters-bear-wise&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1491482149306000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG3dpsiXKRU_5yyziHm9FqSOLi-6w\">keep bears out of your neighbourhood<\/a><\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler! Sign up for our free, twice-weekly newsletter <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u>.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ontario and OPP remind people not to invite bears into your community The Ontario government and the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are reminding people to take extra care not to [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":29283,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[26],"class_list":["post-29282","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-breaking"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.8 - 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