In their July update for residents the District has provided some helpful reminders on how residents need to be more Bear Aware and the steps that they can take to reduce the prospect of unwanted visitors to their property.
Among some of the notes:
Do Not Store your garbage outside, which is the leading cause for bears to wander into neighbourhoods.
The also recommend the proper management of a number of items to reduce the temptation for exploration, on the list of key items of concern: pet food, bird seed, ripe fruit, smokers and BBQ's as well as a range of petroleum products. Residents are advised to keep them indoors or to make sure that they are clean and free of odours.
Should you encounter a bear, there are some common sense rules to follow:
Give the bear room, do not make eye contact, bare your teeth or run. You should try to make yourself big, create some noise and back away from the bear and of most importance ensure that you have provided the bear with an exit route, as the District notes a cornered bear is a dangerous bear.
Those in the District who have a bear sighting to report can call the Terrace Conservation Office at 1-877-952-7277, the District also would like a report and you can contact them at 250-628-3667.The Conservation Service Office has some additional information on human-animal encounters which you can review here.
Wild Safe BC also has some material for review towards steps to take to create a safer environment for both humans and wildlife
You can review all of the District's notes for July here.
For notes on the work of Emergency Responders across the Northwest see our archive page here, an overview of notes from the District of Port Edward can be found here.
No comments:
Post a Comment