BEAR COMPLAINTS are on the increase in the northwest this
year. That's conservation officer Peter Kalina with a.black,
. bear.shot by the RCMP in the Labelle Ave. area last week. It

had been reaming around the neighbourhood for two weeks
_ Previous, A trap was set up but the bear didn’t take the batt.

; Roaming bears
look for. food .

“TERRACE.” —_ “the. ‘cool ‘
weather, this summer broke

“more than temperature’

records — it’s.also partially
responsible for more bears

wandering ‘into populated

areas. °
They're looking for food

because there are fewer ber- .

ries due to cool weather. and.

iffy: fishing from rainfall,
which ‘raised. the level of
* rivers, says district conserva-
tion officer Peter Kalina. .

More'than 300 complaints ,
have already been received in...

the northwest this year and: people that don’t want to'see

the busy season for foraging destroyed each. and every

bears has yet to come, said
Kalina, ©

“Fhe breeding season is
done and now they're look-
ing for anything to put on
weight before the winter,” he.
said.

“And if they can’t find
food in the bush, they'll look
elsewhere. Keep your gar-
bage inside, pick fruit as
soon as its ripe, don’t leave
pet food outside and clean
your barbecues,’’ Kalina ad-
ded.

He made the comments
after RCMP shot a .300.

field bordering ~ on “La ell
Ave. in the early” morning
hours of Sept. 9.

Kalina suspects t's the

same .bear conservation. of- .
ficers had been trying to trap :

for. two-weeks,.-:

“Traps are most efficient
when there is no ‘competitive.
food source.‘ If thére’s an _

easy garbage can available,
that’s where the bear will
go,” he said. ;

Kalina added that shooting

bears is not the first choice of

. conservation officers. Half

Of the bears they've’: dealt

., With have been. relocated.

We're dealing with’ the
degree of sensitivity’ among

bear that shows up,”’ he said.

- Before conservation of- -

ficers. set up a trap, they'll
determine if the bear that’s
been spotted will be a recurr-
ing problem or if it’s one that
is just passing through.

- One clue that also helps

conservation officers deter-.

’ mine if the bear is a suitable

E

candidate for..relocation is

where it goes once in a.

populated area. :

“It’s not uncommon for a

bear to head for a compost
pile or for a pet food dish.

_ But if a, bear heads for the
pound blackibear i in‘ avi ant a

garba fits i?’s a sign
 -they'y Ben Through that
scenario befare,”’ Kalina

, Said.

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