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Avoidance is the best precaution when dealing with wildlife driven by fear and threat perception.
Are there any devices that one can place on their property to deter bears? Perhaps something that only affects them and nothing else?
Agreed.
One of the running jokes on the tv series Hacks (based in Vegas and LA over the seasons) is aquiring a bear urine product to spray on the property to keep away the coyotes.
One wonders what are the smells that keep the bears away, seeing as they're drawn to peoples' garbage and recycling, and of course the city / province has always pushed increased recycling / composting of food waste.
Even at work we go through a fair bit of garb, recycling, and composting. I've reminded coworkers when they're doing it to NOT leave stuff out in the alley overnight. Just keep it in the garage space and put it out in the AM (as we're staffed 24-7). You already see raccoons and crows looking for scraps. Don't need bears casually rolling through.
I've seen a few coyotes, foxes, and wolves over the past decade. The coyotes stand out as they look like very skinny dogs. The foxes have mostly been younger ones with that reddish-brown coat of theirs. And you'll sometimes hear some of the wildlife yipping / howling after 9 or 10pm. It's recognizable as it's not your standard dog barking, and goes on for several minutes. It would be different if it were dog walkers trying to separate their dogs as you'd hear peoples' voices too. These sounds are more of the repetitive yipping or howling.
Where do you live? I didn't know they were that many bears living near major cities
Reverse logic would suggest using coyote urine to repel bears, I suppose. I don't think too many ninjas want to smell like wild dogs--[insert racist joke here] haha!
Coyotes are now city wanderers and are no longer limited to fields, farms, or rural areas. I have seen a few coyotes in these Boston parts, but they are quite rare and only appear late at night while scavenging for food. Small pets are best secured and kept out of sight, as a few have been reported missing over the years, according to media reports.
Glad you're safe. That's my fear when I go hiking with the kids.
Agreed re: the opposite you'd think for bears / coyotes.
I've seen alot more raccoons and smelled skunks in and around Vancouver and work (more traffic, but less volume of high density housing and more detached / semi-detached houses there).
The wolves I've seen running across Barnet Highway (Google it). Nice stretch of road for about 10 minutes with minimal volume and close to the ocean.
The bears I've just seen in peoples' Reddit or Tiktok clips from the Tri-Cities region just outside of Vancouver.
The young foxes were up close ... they were running across some streets chasing down some morning dog walkers who had their pets briefly off-leash to take a leak. I'm driving along and then next thing you know you see people shielding their dogs or running to intercept them (as the foxes were quite small).
About 20 - 25 mins outside of East Vancouver. The main cities around the GVRD (Greater Vancouver Regional District) are places like Richmond, Port Moody, Coquitlam, New Westminster, PoCo, Langley, Maple Ridge, Surrey, Burnaby, etc.
All easily accessible by car and not too far apart.
Bears are most likely to be seen in parts of Burnaby, Port Moody, Coquitlam, Maple Ridge. More forested areas.
I was talking to another coworker earlier this month and she said she went out back at work to get something from her car and there were coyotes in the alley. She mentioned seeing a bear in her area (Burnaby; different part of the city than my dad's) earlier this spring. Showed me the video on her phone. She was standing outside her parked car and it was across the street and a half block down just casually walking along the sidewalk.
She's on edge by nature and was like - "WTF?" (she has young kids).
VANCOUVER! That explains something. You are in the thick of it, my G. Bears, wolves, coyotes, cougars, foxes, etc.
As lovely as that place is, the wildlife there roams in abundance.
Agreed.
Here's one of the local skytrain (rapid transit) stations from years back.
I've been to this station on that side of the platforms about 15 - 20 times in the past few years.
Usually just before or after 10pm and even then there's anywhere from 0 - 5 other people total on both sides combined, and it's underground. To get back to ground level from the staircase or escalators would take 20 seconds. They are walking in the opposite direction as trains head back out that way heading towards neighboring cities Burnaby and Vancouver.
I usually stand near the bench seat area.
I'm shook of every animal so I woulda been shook shook
U was too detailed for this story not to go anywhere tho
Like at least u coulda got bite by something or chased alil
Yeah - it was one of those situations wherein I was glad it was light out and in front of me. It gets light out after 5am here.
Had to be detailed to sort of explain the set-up of his block. Pops' house is small, but the property itself is long and rectangular on a hillside.
If the bear had chased me I'd be fucked. I was in weathered Adidas with hoodie & jeans, and tired.
If I had gotten bit and survived ... I'd definitely post the pics for street cred, haha.
U still wear jeans? LolYeah - it was one of those situations wherein I was glad it was light out and in front of me. It gets light out after 5am here.
Had to be detailed to sort of explain the set-up of his block. Pops' house is small, but the property itself is long and rectangular on a hillside.
If the bear had chased me I'd be fucked. I was in weathered Adidas with hoodie & jeans, and tired.
If I had gotten bit and survived ... I'd definitely post the pics for street cred, haha.
U definitely caught
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