How will garbage disposal be addressed in the grizzly bear recovery process?
Making garbage unavailable to bears is important in avoiding the conditioning of bears to foods and places associated with people. Years of experience with limiting bears’ access to garbage in other areas will help land managers and property owners in the North Cascades take practical steps ranging from installing bear-resistant dumpsters to trucking garbage away from areas frequented by bears. More on safety. Useful links: Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee (IGBC): www.fs.fed.us/r1/wildlife/igbc/ Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team: http://nrmsc.usgs.gov/research/igbst-home.htm Wind River Bear Institute: www.beardogs.org Living with Wildlife Foundation http://www.lwwf.
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