A bear reported in Forest Crowne has struck again.

This black bear was reported in early May getting into a bird feeder and it is back for more, reported WildSafeBC Kimberley-Cranbrook.

“Please note that birdseed is a very good source of calories for bears and other wildlife. A kilogram of sunflower seeds has approximately 8,000 calories – about 20 times the caloric reward a bear would get from grazing the same weight of wild clover,” WildSafeBC explained.

Use bird feeders only in the winter when bears are hibernating and natural bird food is limited.
If you feed birds in bear season, consider the following steps to minimize your contribution to human-bear conflicts:

• Take bird feeders in at night;
• Keep the ground underneath the feeders clean and free of bird seed;
• Fill your feeders regularly with just a small amount of feed – this will decrease the reward a bear would receive if it does get to your feeder.

Please report any encounter with an aggressive or human habituated bear by calling the BC Conservation Officer Service at 1-877-952-7277.

Lead image from WildSafeBC Kimberley-Cranbrook

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