Video of baby bears ransacking a  Colorado Springs family’s bird feeder and rummaging around their deck and backyard.  According to the family, the three have visited the house about three times since the spring. This video was taken last week, and lasted about an hour.  The bear cubs brought their mother during this last trip.  In their search for food, the bears have also toppled and broken several of the family’s decorative planters.  The homeowners are reluctant to call the division of wildlife because they don’t want the cubs separated from their mother.

If you think you may have bears in your area, here are few tips to help keep them out of your backyard.

• Never intentionally feed bears to attract them to your yard for viewing.
• If bears are in your area, take down, clean and put away bird feeders at the beginning of the spring. Store the bird feeder until late fall.   Otherwise, just put out enough feed for the day and take bird feeders inside overnight.
• Clean up spilled seed below feeder stations.
• Garbage for pickup should be put outside the morning of collection and not the night before.
• Use a bear-proof dumpster.
• Keep garbage and odor at a minimum by removing trash often and cleaning container with amonia.
• Do not place meat or sweet food scraps in your compost pile.
• Do not leave pet food or dishes outdoors at night.
• Clean up and/or store outdoor grills after use.

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Posted on:
August 6, 2009