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he 45th corridor bear was caught in a trap in Whistler Friday by conservation officer
an LeGrandeur and it will be released in the AshIu River valley. The Ministry of
nvironment has issued a provincewide warning about increasing bear problems.
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rhere is no tried and true method of
roiding a bear attack but the Ministry of
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* Avoid direct eye contact. Direct eye
contact is seen by a bear as a form of
aggression.
Pepper spray has been found to be
Is pleased to announce that it is now operating I
and ready to serve the Squarnish community.
FOR ALL TYPES; OF SAND $a GRAWEL, FlkL, '.t
ROCK AND CRUSHED STONE
Call Peter Heidenreich (Manager)
BRJTISH
COLUMBIA
at (604) 898-9480 4.
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but move slc?wly and do not run.
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never get bet\vet.n a mothcr and lwr cubs.
they are challenged.
Squamish conservation officer Dan
LeGrandeur said it has been an above-
average year this year for bear problerns
in the Sea to Sky corridor.
"Last year all totalled we did 52 bears. It
is unusually high and that's due mainly
to the bad spring we've had - lack oi
berries in the higher elevations aid it hac
conccntratcd thc bears lov~cr doivn in tlic
vc1Ilcy L~ottorn where ihtw are sornc'
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