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Bear Aware
Squamish is a Bear Smart Community
In 2004, due to a natural food shortage and a subsequent increase in human-bear conflicts, 27 bears were destroyed. The high number of conflict issues and resultant destructions was impetus for the District of Squamish to initiate the Bear Aware/Bear Smart Program.
On September 25th 2010, the District of Squamish was the second community within BC to receive Bear Smart Accreditation from the Ministry of Environment. The District of Squamish has successfully completed numerous recommendations from the 2006 Bear-People Conflict Prevention Plan and efforts to implement and follow through with further initiatives are on going.
Click here to read the full news release.
For more information on B.C.’s Bear Smart Program, go to:
http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wld/bearsmart/bearsmintro.html.
Wildlife Sightings
View the recent wildlife sightings map.
Please report all wildlife sightings. Call the RAPP line at 1-877-952-RAPP (7277) or cell #7277.
Attractants
"Bears are often attracted to residential neighbourhoods by food odours. Once a bear has located a good food source, it has the ability to remember that location and return. Bears will also communicate to other bears (through their scat and scent trails), the location of the food source, and that 'it is a safe place to feed'." Bear Smart Society website www.bearsmart.com.
Council of the District of Squamish has adopted a new Wildlife Attractant Bylaw. Please click here to view bylaw 2053, 2009.
Adopt-A-Can Program
A major effort is underway to bear-proof Squamish. The Bear Aware Adopt-a-Can program encourages local business owners and community members to purchase bear resistant garbage cans for the community.
By removing garbage from bears we increase public safety for all, contribute to a cleaner environment, decrease the number of bears needlessly destroyed and encourage bears to remain wild.
All purchased containers will receive a sticker acknowledging the adoptee's generosity.
For more information on how you can Adopt-A-Can please contact the Bear Aware office at: 604-815-5066
