Bear sightings have been reported in this area of Missouri and St. Louis County. Be ‘Bear Aware’!
Learn more about bears in Missouri here: https://mo-wildwood.civicplus.com/DocumentCenter/View/7248/Missouri-BearWise-Information v
๐ก๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐
Intentionally feeding bears or allowing them to find anything that smells or tastes
like food teaches bears to approach homes and people looking for more. Bears will
defend themselves if a person gets too close, so don’t risk your safety and theirs!
๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ, ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฐ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด
Food and food odors attract bears, so don’t reward them with easily available food,
liquids or garbage.
๐ฅ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ
Birdseed and grains have lots of calories, so they’re very attractive to bears.
Removing feeders is the best way to avoid creating conflicts with bears.
๐ก๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ข๐๐๐ฑ๐ผ๐ผ๐ฟ๐
Feed pets indoors when possible. If you must feed pets outside, feed in single
portions and remove food and bowls after feeding. Store pet food where bears
can’t see or smell it.
๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป & ๐ฆ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐น๐น๐
Clean grills after each use and make sure that all grease, fat and food particles
are removed. Store clean grills and smokers in a secure area that keeps bears out.
๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐
See bears in the area or evidence of bear activity? Tell your neighbors and share information on how to avoid bear conflicts. Bears have adapted to living near people; now it’s up to us to adapt to living near bears.
Source: www.bearwise.org
