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Helping people live responsibly with bears
  • About Black Bears
    • Meet the Black Bear
    • Black Bear or Grizzly Bear?
  • BearWise Basics
    • Outdoor Basics
    • At Home Basics
      • Never Feed or Approach Bears
      • Secure Food, Garbage and Recycling
      • Remove Bird Feeders When Bears are Active
      • Never Leave Pet Food Outdoors
      • Clean and Store Grills
      • Alert Neighbors to Bear Activity
  • Keep Bears Out
    • Electric Fencing
    • Bear-Resistant Containers, Barriers, Deterrents
    • Chickens, Poultry
    • Livestock, Bees, Crops, Orchards
    • Why and How to Safely Haze a Bear
    • At-Home BearWise Basics
  • Bear Safety Tips
    • Bear Encounters
    • Dogs and Bears
    • Bear Spray
    • Scare the Bear
    • Backcountry Food Storage & Safety Tips
    • Hike, Camp, Fish Safely
    • Vacation Tips
    • Tips for Hunters
  • BearWise Resources
    • Store / Outreach Materials
      • Fact Sheets, Checklists, Posters
      • Safety Cards, Door Hangers, Coasters
      • Magnets, Stickers, Whistles & More
      • Kids’ Corner
      • Apparel & Gear
      • Books, Kits, Guides
      • Banners, Signs
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      • Be BearWise at Home
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  • Category: Be BearWise At Home
    • Will bears find a good winter den at your place?
    • Bears’ fall eat-a-thon: what’s on the menu at your house?
    • Why early summer brings more bear sightings
    • The Two-Second Solution That Keeps Stuff Safe and Bears Wild
    • Are your gardens and landscaping BearWise?
    • Attract Backyard Birds, Not Backyard Bears
    • Bear alarm clocks are going off now
    • Raising Chickens in Bear Country
    • Take Action Now for a BearWise Year
    • Protecting Chickens, Small Livestock, Bees and More
    • How bears beat the heat
    • Make it a BearWise spring
    • What’s on the bear menu? Everything
    • Seven tips for a BearWise spring
    • Help! There’s a bear in my yard
    • Do you feed your pets outdoors?
  • Category: Be BearWise Outdoors
    • Headed Outdoors? BearWise Safety Tips
    • Vacationing in bear country? What to know before you go
    • Fall Tips for Avoiding Bear Encounters
    • Camping in Bear Country? What to Know Before You Go
    • Bear Encounters: Ways to Avoid, How to Respond
    • Are you a BearWise dog owner?
    • Want to see bears?
  • Category: The Bear Facts
    • Bear den locations may surprise you
    • What bears do in October
    • What bears do in September
    • What bears do in August
    • What bears do in July
    • What bears do in June
    • What bears do in May
    • What bears do in April
    • What bears do in March
    • January / February is birthday time for bears
    • Do bears really hibernate?
    • What bears do in February
    • The Cocaine Bear: What really happened in 1985
    • What are bears up to this winter?
    • Fall is power-eating time for bears
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