[NatureNS] black bears

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They are brass bells that you can buy and attach to a backpack, or your belt
loop, or whatever...they jingle, with the hopes of  giving the bear a heads
up that something "different" is around, and the bear will leave the area
you're in...I bought mine at the Masstown Market a few years ago...I think
they were around $10 each.
Maria Forman
Debert NS

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From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]
On Behalf Of duartess@ns.sympatico.ca
Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2011 9:11 AM
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Cc: Rob Woods
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] black bears

 Hi Rob & all,

I have never heard of 'bear bells'? What are they? 

Gayle MacLean
Dartmouth

---- Rob Woods <rrtwoods@yahoo.com> wrote: 
> You may have stumbled across a family group. Cubs may stay in with the
mother 
> for two years. A two year old bear probably looks adult size. In my
Alberta 
> hiking days though I did not  usually stick around to asks the bears their
age 
> when I came across a group of them. Checking out the noise is certainly 
> possible. I often found bears more attracted to the bear bells than
not....Some 
> times the bears learn that the bells mean food. But NS bears would not
have that 
> training.
> 
> Rob

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