One of the realities of living in this area, so close to mountain wilderness, is that often black bears will wander down into urban areas. It seems that one has done just that, making its presence known (as I saw today, 2 large piles of blackberry-filled scat on the trail) in local parks where they chow down on the blackberries which are now ripening. It's been a late spring in the alpine; many areas still have snow, meaning there are now delectables for the bruins.
So, in Burnaby Lake Regional Park stands this Live Bear Trap. Inside the trap are things that a bear should be attracted to, but so far can't be bothered to give up the blackberries for tins of fish.
I like fresh blackberries, ate some yesterday, not sure I would want to eat them for every meal, so maybe the bear will take the bait. Hope they take the bear somewhere nice to live.
ReplyDelete@Paul - Sometimes they take the bears to nice places; sometimes not...it depends if it has become a "nuisance bear" or not.
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