Want to hear an oddly adorable sound? Check out these black bear cubs eating a pile of apples.
“That’s a happy sound ... a sound of contentment,” explains Dr. Ben Kilham of the Kilham Bear Center. latimes.com/travel/story/2…
“That’s a happy sound ... a sound of contentment,” explains Dr. Ben Kilham of the Kilham Bear Center. latimes.com/travel/story/2…
The Kilham Bear Center has taken in more than 30 black bear cubs from New Hampshire, Vermont and Massachusetts this year.
The number of cubs it accepts each year “really depends on the natural food supplies.” latimes.com/travel/story/2…
The number of cubs it accepts each year “really depends on the natural food supplies.” latimes.com/travel/story/2…
Many cubs lose their mothers when they search for food near areas occupied by humans.
“There’s an expression up here, ‘A fed bear is a dead bear.’ Because once they get habituated, it’s a danger to the bear,” preservationist John Fusco said. latimes.com/travel/story/2…
“There’s an expression up here, ‘A fed bear is a dead bear.’ Because once they get habituated, it’s a danger to the bear,” preservationist John Fusco said. latimes.com/travel/story/2…
That’s why it’s important that humans who visit areas with bears conceal their food.
“It’s very easy to coexist with bears,” Kilham said. “It’s very hard to train people to coexist with bears.”
Here’s how to be a better neighbor to bears in your area: latimes.com/travel/story/2…
“It’s very easy to coexist with bears,” Kilham said. “It’s very hard to train people to coexist with bears.”
Here’s how to be a better neighbor to bears in your area: latimes.com/travel/story/2…
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