Are bears attracted to koi ponds?
Bears are attracted to water, especially in the summer. Swimming pools, hot tubs and artificial ponds all make good places for a bear to cool off. Once a bear is relaxing in your koi pond, it may [...]
Natural Bear Food: What is hard and soft mast?
Hard mast includes nuts and seeds such as acorns, hickory nuts, walnuts and pecans. Soft mast includes berries and fruits such as crabapples, blueberries, and serviceberries, as well as orchard [...]
Does deer repellent work on bears?
The short answer is NO. There is no scientific evidence that any product or formulation that can be sprayed on plants or scattered on the ground repels bears. Research shows that many products [...]
What kinds of food do bears in the Southeast eat by season?
In Spring: Grasses/Forbes Insects/Larvae Skunk Cabbage Squaw Root In Summer/Fall: Berries Hard mast (Acorns, Other tree nuts) Autumn Olive Dogwood Wild Grapes Serviceberry Mountain-ash Hawthorn [...]
What is the largest wild black bear on record?
A male that weighed 880 pounds and lived in North Carolina.
How long do wild black bears live?
The oldest wild black bear lived 39 years, but it is more common to find female bears living into their 20’s. Bears that eat a lot of non-natural human foods tend to die earlier.
What color is a black bear?
A. Black B. Brown C. Cinnamon D. Blonde E. Blue-Grey F. White G. All of the above If you picked G, congratulations, you’re pretty smart. Black bear is a species, Ursus americanus, not a color. [...]