ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Wildlife experts are calling this summer one of the busiest years of bear encounters they have seen. Recent incidents include a black bear taking over the Juneau arboretum and another bruin that shut down a fish-cleaning facility. A rise in the numbers of young black bears may also be contributing to the growing total of human-bear conflicts, biologists said. Community leaders, including some in Anchorage, are considering pursuing new rules requiring better trash management given the increased potential for confrontations. Morrisett recalled one incident where a black bear shredded wooden barriers to get to the garbage cans that were inside.

Source: National Post September 24, 2018 13:41 UTC