Commenter warns of danger from human food attractants
3 Sep 15 8:25 PM · 8d ago · 6 comments · 1 source · development 3 of 4
A user injected a serious note into the otherwise celebratory thread, warning that bears attracted to unharvested fruit and other food sources left on properties often end up being killed by conservation officers when they become habituated to human areas.
“Unfortunately, it's unharvested apples, garbage, and other food attractants irresponsibly left around people's properties that lead to bear/human conflict and conservation officers KILLING bears—including sows and cubs, when they repeatedly return to food sources. A fed bear is a dead bear.”
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Then you'll really be impressed with what the Blue Whale eats.
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Unfortunately, it's unharvested apples, garbage, and other food attractants irresponsibly left around people's properties that lead to bear/human conflict and conservation officers KILLING bears—including sows and cubs, when they repeatedly return to food sources. A fed bear is a dead bear.
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Dogwood? It looks like an unharvested apple tree?🍎
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Bear used to show up in my front yard every spring/breakup. Big Lake Alaska. It was a race with the bears to dig up the fiddle ferns because I love fiddle ferns sauted in butter & garlic served as a side.
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You know, even though I'm not fond of salmon, I think I want to be reincarnated as a bear. 😃
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