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Helping people live responsibly with bears
  • About Bears
    • Meet the Black Bear
    • About Grizzly Bears
    • Is It a Black Bear or Grizzly?
  • BearWise Basics
    • At Home Basics
      • Never Feed or Approach Bears
      • Secure Food, Garbage and Recycling
      • Remove Bird Feeders When Bears are Active
      • Never Leave Pet Food Outdoors
      • Clean and Store Grills
      • Alert Neighbors to Bear Activity
    • Outdoor Basics
      • Bear Spray
      • Tips to Avoid Bear Encounters
      • If You Encounter a Bear
      • Dogs and Bears = Trouble
      • Backcountry Safety Tips
  • Keep Bears Out
    • Bear-Resistant Containers, Barriers, Deterrents
    • Use Electric Fencing
    • Chickens, Poultry
    • Livestock, Bees, Crops, Orchards
    • Why and How to Safely Haze a Bear
    • At-Home BearWise Basics
  • Bear Safety Tips
    • Bear Encounters
    • Dogs and Bears
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Vermont

Bear population now 9,000, double state goal (VT, August 2026)

Bear population now 9,000, double state goal (VT, August 2026)

“Bear population now 9,000, double state goal” August 6, 2026  |  Vermont Daily Chronicle Vermont statewide

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Do your part to keep bears wild (VT, July 2026)

Do your part to keep bears wild (VT, July 2026)

“Do your part to keep bears wild” July 8, 2026  |  Mountain Times Vermont statewide

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Remember the bears when composting this summer (VT, June 2026)

Remember the bears when composting this summer (VT, June 2026)

“Remember the bears when composting this summer” June 26, 2026  |  Bennington Banner Bennington, VT

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Electric fencing offers protection against chicken predation (VT, June 2026)

Electric fencing offers protection against chicken predation (VT, June 2026)

“Electric fencing offers protection against chicken predation“ June 2, 2026  |  Brattleboro Reformer Brattleboro, VT

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Bears awake, take down birdfeeders and secure food sources to prevent bear conflicts (Vermont, March 2026)

Bears awake, take down birdfeeders and secure food sources to prevent bear conflicts (Vermont, March 2026)

“Bears awake, take down birdfeeders and secure food sources to prevent bear conflicts” March 26, 2026  |  The Valley Reporter Duxbury, Warren, Waitsfield, Fayston, Moretown and the [...]

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Vermonters urged to prepare for newly awakened bears (VT, March 2026)

Vermonters urged to prepare for newly awakened bears (VT, March 2026)

“Vermonters urged to prepare for newly awakened bears” March 24, 2026  |  The Commons Brattleboro, VT

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Bears Are Waking Up, Vermonters Should Take Down Birdfeeders and Secure Other Food Sources to Prevent Bear Conflicts (VT, March 2026)

Bears Are Waking Up, Vermonters Should Take Down Birdfeeders and Secure Other Food Sources to Prevent Bear Conflicts (VT, March 2026)

“Bears Are Waking Up, Vermonters Should Take Down Birdfeeders and Secure Other Food Sources to Prevent Bear Conflicts” March 17, 2026  |  The Outdoor Wire Vermont statewide

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Do bears really hibernate? (VT, January 2026)

Do bears really hibernate? (VT, January 2026)

“Do bears really hibernate?” January 15, 2026  |  The Valley Reporter Mad River Valley (Duxbury, Warren, Waitsfield, Fayston, Moretown and the Mad River Glen and Sugarbush),VT

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Mad River Valley Bear Initiative installs BearSaver receptacles (VT, September 2025)

Mad River Valley Bear Initiative installs BearSaver receptacles (VT, September 2025)

“Mad River Valley Bear Initiative installs BearSaver receptacles” September 18, 2025  |  The Valley Reporter Mad River Valley, VT

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Protecting chickens, bees and more (VT, August 2024)

Protecting chickens, bees and more (VT, August 2024)

“Protecting chickens, bees and more” August 30, 2024  |  The Valley Reporter Mad River Valley, Vermont (serving Waitsfield, Warren, Fayston, Duxbury, Moretown, and Mad River Glen and [...]

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