Hey if we get Eagleone on the payroll he could hug the bears into submission and whisper sweet nothings into their ears. He could explain to them that those other humans out there don't like them, so they should hide whenever they see one.

I see bears on the Hart just about everyday. Whats the big deal?

This is a news story? It's a bear in the Hart. What else is new? It's about as common as a break and enter or a vehicle theft.

A bear sow and two cubs sighted at Summit Lake yesterday . 13 sighted earlier in the week. We have bears crawling all over the place and sooner or later someone will get killed.

Any bears within City Limits should be removed and if they return they should be shot., they are a clear and present danger.

These ones seem to be fairly accustomed to humans as they are crawling into back yards and up on sundecks, etc.

At least school is almost over so that the kids don't have to be on bear watch at the bus stops.

Bears are a clear and present danger??? No it is uneducated humans! Those who keep perpetuating this fallacy no nothing of wildlife.

Its as simple as leaving the bears alone and they will leave you alone... so long as you are not attracting them with garbage and easily scavenged food sources.

I'll leave it to lostfaith to whisper the sweet nothings to his bear friends. That said I would say no black bear is a clear and present danger, but there is always the sick one in any population. I even had a problem with a crow the other day, so its not unique to bears.

Just give the black bear their space and if they are going into a place they shouldn't raise you voice with them and let them know who is the boss no different than you would with a stray dog. They'll get the hint and move on especially if you don't have a plate of food out for them.

What fool would report a bear sighting - if you see a bear, enjoy it for what it is - a magnificent animal - not a monster. If it charges, yah, then report it but lets try to co-exist amongst our forest friends! Lets face it, if we insist on not bear proofing stuff i.e. garbage, not picking up apples fallen from a tree in our yard etc. they are going to come around and it's no ones fault but us humans and the bears pay the price!

Bigapplecider. No one in their right mind would allow:
1,Wolverines
2.Cougers
3.Wolves
4.Hyenas
5 Elephants
6.Moose
7.Lynx

To roam around the City, trashing property, and eating garbage. Why is it ok for 3 to 400lb black bears with cubs.

Only a fool or a knave would support this type of behaviour. A wild animal is a wild animal. You arnt doing them any favours by letting them take over the City.

I think youve watched to many Walt Disney movies. Wake up and smell the flowers, if they havnt been eaton or dumped on by a stinking, fly attracting bear.

Palopu I know where there is a wolverine den near the river in the city limits, and its amazing because I think no-one knows it exists. I only know about it because I stumbled across its den following my dog on a walk and took a picture of the den entrance with the zoom lens, then got spooked from movement and high tailed it out of there. Stinky place nearly a 100 yards from a previous beaver lodge that I was checking up on. Good thing is its a couple of miles from the nearest house and I don't think it leaves the area much.

I've only seen two wolverines before this... one on the other side of Babine Lake tree planting (scary as hell when you hear that in the tree line you need to plant near), and the other when we were camping in tents after hiking into the Blackwater river fly fishing (this thing was vicious and chased my dad across the river twice and I emptied the shot gun on it before it turned back). For something so small they are the scariest thing in the bush when they are hungry or angry... even a bear will have nothing to do with them.