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Educating hears is key

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of the dunthest: people inthe workd and rie

smartest aninnabin the wodd.” Scules said
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aronnd, ip takes some time tor d cars ta
understand that their food source is permanent

fy vene. This is anether re, to tote
methods te seare the bears away “We don’t
dion the beaes tebe dominant in our Coan
ties We command them and then thev’re
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ctive that its ro danger legal in

Also, he said thacir’s beer well docu

mented that if the area is rich in habia, it one

bear is killed then another will just come and take

ity place. Even ifthe garbage bins are no longer

atinteting the bear, the surrounding environ

ment could be rich in tubers and berries Yet
another reason to teach the bears.

“Hear, drom the ume he’s born until che ine
he dies, keep on checking whe's the dominant
one, We condition the bear, we teach die bear we

dominant on

thes has siso developed a kit of items to be
sd to seare the bear. Many of them nced te be
trom a 12-yauge shotgun, These include
flash/bang devices, audio devices and: pepper
spray. He doesn’t recommend that the general
i aries spent two days in
ning the ROMP, conservation off
cers and envirenment ministry: regional man-
ager trom across B.C. in his aversive Lictics nv

weeks ago.

“A lot people went up very skeptical and fett
with a much better understanding of bears.”
Insp. Keith Thorn of the RCMP said.“ don’t
think fora minute that next year we won't shoot
a bear on the North Shore, but [really hope the

have been shor oan the

’ s Webb, a local resi

dei and founding member of the Northwest

Wadlite Preserw aot: Sector, aad his wite Yoskyt

are donaung the first S200 US needed tor a kit

for the ROMP “hs ne ioager acceptable to
shoot the problems we create.” he said.

Coun) Janice Parris, who attended the infor
nadie session, std she supperts the district baw
ing Kits for trained officers to use

Along with pablic education and a new way
lor the authorities to approach the bears, provin-
cial Bil 63 of the Wildhte s introduced
the summer, making it ieg
boars or other dangerous wildlite. This amend-

jes a new authonty for the conserva-

te issue a cleanup order if there is
poetcnaual problem with public satety. For a first
offence, a person could face a fine of nox more
than $50,000 of jail time of less than six months,
or both.

Harris also said she would support a focal
bylaw that would prohibit artracung bears. “We
dean's have a bylaw in ph a Whistler, bat
that’s going to come,” she said.

Some basic bear safety tps:
store vour garbage ina garage, locked shed or
basement;

B only put garbage out an hour or po before
pickup time;

B clean garbage cans regularly;

BS don’t store food or garbage in y

even temporarily;

@ put only grass and leaves into your composter;
clean barbecues after every use and store then
indoors, or covered and out of the

pick fruit daily as it ripens and pick up those
that fall to the ground;

bring bird feeders inside during bear season;
Bi keep kids and pets indoors if bears are around,

Unique in Teak!

NEWS photo Terry Peters

BRITISH Properties resident Ada Chui examines her dog Hammer. She said the
dog was attacked by a bear recently in West Vancouver.

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