Northern Bear Awareness

To reduce conflict in neighbourhoods between people and bears through education, innovation and cooperation.

Fruit exchange

In the fall, fruit trees left unpicked are a major attractant for bears.  In Prince George, there are more bears shot in the fall than at any other time of the year.  Most of the bears destroyed feed from residents’ garbage or fruit trees.  Bears require a great deal of calories in preparation for winter hibernation.  Consequently, bears take advantage of human food sources which offer easily accessible high calorie meals.

 

Any bear that grows accustomed to human food sources like fruit trees is termed food conditioned and often loses its natural born fear of humans (termed habituated).  These bears become a risk to human safety and must be destroyed by Conservation Officers.  People who feed bears are handing that bear a death sentence.  The old adage, “a fed bear is a dead bear,” is sadly the truth.

 

If you have unwanted fruit, please contact us. We will gladly link you with someone who would like to utilize your fruit. 

 

If you would like to receive fruit, please contact us. We will gladly link you with someone who has excess fruit available.

 

If you would like to help pick fruit, please contact us. Your help would be greatly appreciated.

 

To sign up for the fruit exchange program, or for more information, please send us an email by clicking on the link below. Thank you!

Contact us:

 

3491 Clearwood Crescent

Prince George, BC

V2K 4R1.

Phone: 250-301-7575

Fax: 250-563-5438