Bears In The Cities (again)
By webeishere
@webeishere (36313)
United States
April 17, 2007 12:35pm CST
Oak grove is about 35 miles from Minneapolis a major city in Minnesota.
With winter's cold stretching into early April, there could be a few more bear sightings than usual in Oak Grove.
Bears have made themselves at home in the northern Anoka County city for several years. But when the cold lasts longer and vegetation hasn't had as much time to grow, they are more apt to find food closer to humans, such as pet food, bird food and trash, said Bryan Lueth, acting north metro area wildlife manager for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Heres the full story....
http://www.startribune.com/142/story/1122272.html
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@byfaithonly (10698)
• United States
18 Apr 07
LOL - anytime I hear (or read) black bears it takes me back to a camping trip I took my 2 youngest on in Northern Michigan (the UP). One evening the park ranger was doing a slide show about the black bears which I was interested in. Afraid my youngest son, about 6 or 7 at the time had no interest at all and kept wandering down to the river edge and I would have to call him back. One time I yelled for him to come see the bears and he yelled back "I see 'em Mom right there in the river". 3 of the them swiming across the river not 500 feet from our camp site.
@webeishere (36313)
• United States
18 Apr 07
When I was small I'd pick blueberries at my Aunts farm about 150 miles north of me. One day as picking them I heard a rustle. About 100 feet away was a Black bear and her 2 cubs. I never ran so fast in all my life. Hahahahaha! Thanks for the response also.
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@byfaithonly (10698)
• United States
18 Apr 07
Oh my I can imagine you ran but what a neat opportunity, seeing the bears in their natural habitat. I know on the same camping trip we were taking a hike along the river, my son, daughter, her friend, our shi shu puppy and myself. The kids heard some rustling in the woods off the trail, I didn't hear it, and we hassened our pace back to camp.
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@jennybianca (12912)
• Australia
18 Apr 07
Do you get to see any bears from your home? I suppose it's only natural that as bears loose their fear of humans, & they can smell their food, they are going to find their way to human food sources. Occasionally we see stories on TV of bears that can do some damage, in their search for food.
I have only once seen a bear in real life ( as opposed to the zoo), and that was in Canada in the Rockies.
We get koals and occasionally kangaroos are in the city now. Usually they are searching for water. Koals are common in my area. We have koala road signs up, but even so they do get hit on the roads.
@webeishere (36313)
• United States
19 Apr 07
nOT FROM WHERE i LIOVE. bUT 2 YEARS AGO i WAS ABOUT 30 MILES NORTH OF HERE AND SAW A LARGE MALE BLACK BEAR ON THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. tHAT WAS COOL. wISHED i'D HAVE HAD A CAMERA WITH ME. tHANKS FOR THE RESPONSE ALSO.
happy postings from grandpa bob !!~
@webeishere (36313)
• United States
19 Apr 07
LOL. Dang pinky finger is always hitting the cap lock key.
Sorry for that mylot!
@minnie_98214 (10557)
• United States
18 Apr 07
Keep an eye out for buster hed make for a good meal for a starving bear. Plenty of fat on that little guy. The bear could hibernate for a year on that one meal lol.
@webeishere (36313)
• United States
20 Apr 07
Just have to get your grandpa from feeding Buster too much junk food. I think Buster eats more junk food lately than I do. Hahahaha!!!
@RachelleDD (823)
• Canada
19 Apr 07
We get a few black bears around here, not close to the town tho, but we have moose, not an unusual sight to see a big ole moose trotting up the street...big problem with them here in newfie land and they are not even native to our province, they were brought in here back in the 60s I believe, just two of them..guess thats all it took...they have taken many a life on our highways..
@sjohnson628 (3197)
• United States
18 Apr 07
Wow thanks for that info! I live in bear country tho I have been here almost 2 years now I have yet to see one. We live near a river also and I am thinking with the way the weather is this year I just mat get to see one. I will keep my camera handy just in case.
