You can expect more bears roaming around B.C. this summer, as bear populations are at their highest peak in recent years.

ThatB次元官网网址檚 according to the B.C. Conservation Service, who destroyed 106 black bears, and four grizzly bears around the province in April and May B次元官网网址� the highest numbers of bears killed ever recorded by the ministry.

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The number of reports being made to the conservation service RAPP line also doubled to more than 3,000 calls in the same time period.

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As more cities get on board with bear-smart techniques, like bear-proof garbage bins, Gravel said the population surge is being mitigated.

Destroying B次元官网网址� or euthanizing B次元官网网址� bears is the last option, and the sooner people report a sighting, the likelier conservation services can instead rely on non-lethal techniques, including relocating the bears or hazing B次元官网网址� when officers use techniques to chase bears out of neighbourhoods.

Bears getting comfortable and wondering into peoplesB次元官网网址� backyards B次元官网网址渁ll start with rewards,B次元官网网址� Gravel said, which include overgrown fruit and nut trees and garbage being left out.

ashley.wadhwani@bpdigital.ca
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