Bear resistant carts will be availabe to Issaquah residents for only an additional $1.50 a month beginning July 1st. Read more and watch the grizzly bears at Woodland Park Zoo trying to pry open the cans unsuccessfully.
Category Archives: black bears
An Interview with Rose Oliver, GBOP Field Coordinator
Interview with Rose Olvier, Skagit and Whatcom County Field Coordinator for the Grizzly Bear Outreach Project, for Bellingham WA’s Co-op Community News Hiking in the North Cascades some time in the late 1990s, I met a momma bear and her …
Governor Gregoire Declares May 20-26, 2012 Bear Awareness Week
Washington State’s Governor Gregoire declares May 20-26, 2012 “Bear Awareness Week” Special resources celebrate state’s grizzly and black bears and educate the public on how to co-exist Black bears and grizzlies are an important part of our state’s natural heritage. …
CleanScapes will offer BearSaver containers to Issaquah residents
The city of Issaquah deserves high marks and praise for including bear resistant containers as part of their contract negotiaions for selecting a waste management company. Effective July 1, 2012 CleanScapes will offer Issaquah residents the BearSaver toters for garbage, …
New Grizzly Bear Study within Cabinet-Yaak Ecosystem
The Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee approved a DNA hair snare study within the Cabinet-Yaak grizzly bear ecosystem to be conducted over the next few years. This study will parallel a similar study that was conducted within the Northern Continental Divide …
Autumn, Hunting and Bear Safety (and Pies)
For some, cooler weather means additional sweaters, increased heating bills and a great excuse to eat a lot of pie. For others, autumn means big game hunting season. We walk quietly through the woods, in camouflage sometimes sprayed with animal …
Hiker stops grizzly with bear spray
Chris Laing was hiking in Teton Canyon, Wyoming when he encountered a grizzly bear sow with two cubs. The sow was chasing after Laing’s dog when suddenly she headed towards Laing. He used bear spray to deter the bear and managed to …
Male Bears Responsible for Majority of Fatal Black Bear Attacks
While female grizzly bears with young have always been considered to be the more dangerous sex, a recent study by bear biologist Stephen Herrero suggests that the opposite may be true for black bears. Herrero’s study on fatal black bear …
Bear resistant trash cans could help in Issaquah
Following up on recent bear incidents in Issaquah, the Seattle news station King 5 aired a story on June 14, 2011 investigating if Waste Management was planning to take any action. Waste Management was up to the challenge. For the past several months, as …
Leavenworth implements garbage program
The City of Leavenworth is taking steps to discourage black bears and other wildlife from dining on residents garbage. The city is changing its garbage pick-up schedule to encourage residents to put out their garbage in the morning rather than the …