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Don't Feed the Bears!
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Don't Feed the Bears!

by SandyRichardsBrown

Gallery: Man & FaunaPosted August 4, 201814,097 views2 comments
Cell phone
2018:07:27: 23:00:59
Anchorage

My friend forgot one bit of garbage when she was setting out the garbage cans, and went back inside for a second to get it.
This is what she found when she returned. 
I'm quite surprised that bear-proof garbage cans are not required here - there are brown and black bears EVERYwhere.
Sandy

Comments

2 comments
Comment posted by Skip Layman on August 5, 2018 at 1:57 PM
This is rapidly becoming more of a problem here in Colorado, even down here in the metro areas of Colorado Springs.  I am careful with my garbage, but a bear destroyed most of my bird feeders at the cabin several weeks ago.  People don't realized that feeding bears, intentional or otherwise can result in their having to be put down.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 558 Posts, 1704 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 16, 2018 at 1:16 PM
Maybe it was the Pie sign on the garage that attracted it, Sandysad.  Sounds like folks probably spend a lot of time cleaning up.
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments