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Hello Nancy:
We've been monitoring bear behaviour and human-bear encounters at Keji
Seaside since the early days. (I've been working on the Keji Resource
Conservation team since 2007.) I have been wondering the same thing you
have-why are we getting so many bear sightings at the Seaside?
I think the coastal area offers a rich ecotone for the bears. The heathland
presents a lot of berries later on in the summer. Paul is right! Also, the
extremely rugged, boulder-strewn terrain provides lots of hidden places for
them to relax, and keeps out human presence and ATV enthusiasts. (Sticking
to the trails is the only option that is enjoyable for most folks in that
kind of terrain.) Perhaps most importantly, there are lots of tasty items
washed up on the wild shoreline. Not much of the coast remains unsettled
these days, so there are few places where bears are welcome to forage at
leisure. We have a lot of sightings of bears, particularly juvenile bears,
that forage along the cobble beach area. Occasionally there is a dead seal.
We don't interfere, but roughly once a summer, we haul a seal carcass away
from the beach area and place it somewhere to allow nature's cycle to
prevail. Bears find them of course. So far, no aggressive behaviour has
been reported, but we've remained ready to deter or haze them, or move them
away using our " bear cage" if any become spoiled. We'll see how things go
this summer, as I believe we will have no Visitor Services staff working on
site. Hopefully, we'll be able to keep tabs on bear sightings! Perhaps we
can rely on "naturens" contributors to send in observations while Parks
Canada attempts to find new ways of doing things at lower cost and with
fewer staff.
Again, great question, Nancy. I am not sure if I've totally provided the
correct answer. I am not a bear expert, just one of only two Resource
Conservation employees who will show up with a dart gun if things go
terribly wrong. Meanwhile we'll keep "watching and learning" from our bears
and folks like you!
Donna Crossland
Keji Office 682-2293 (In case anyone wants to reach me with bear sightings
this year. That would be appreciated.)
From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]
On Behalf Of Paul MacDonald
Sent: May-15-13 11:23 AM
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] bears Keji Seaside Adjunct
Nancy
I think its ths abundance of berries plus
the protection the Park provides.
You will note the word "Adjunct" has been changed
to Seaside. A prettier name for a pretty spot!
Enjoy the spring
Paul
--- On Fri, 5/10/13, nancy dowd <nancypdowd@gmail.com> wrote:
From: nancy dowd <nancypdowd@gmail.com>
Subject: [NatureNS] bears Keji Seaside Adjunct
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Received: Friday, May 10, 2013, 3:11 AM
Most people I talk to who have visited Keji Adjunct (generally happily)
report seeing Black Bears. The bears do not seem to be after garbage and are
usually seen at a distance apparently unconcerned with nearby humans.
Why are sightings so common here? Is it a food source and/or a small
resident population in the park that is not easily spooked? I rarely
encounter bears in this type of habitat elsewhere.
Nancy
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D'>Hello Nancy:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
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D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D'>We’ve been monitoring bear behaviour and human-bear encounters =
at Keji Seaside since the early days. (I’ve been working on =
the Keji Resource Conservation team since 2007.) I have been =
wondering the same thing you have-why are we getting so many bear =
sightings at the Seaside? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D'>I think the coastal area offers a rich ecotone for the bears. =
The heathland presents a lot of berries later on in the summer. =
Paul is right! Also, the extremely rugged, boulder-strewn terrain =
provides lots of hidden places for them to relax, and keeps out human =
presence and ATV enthusiasts. (Sticking to the trails is the =
only option that is enjoyable for most folks in that kind of terrain.) =
Perhaps most importantly, there are lots of tasty items washed up =
on the wild shoreline. Not much of the coast remains unsettled =
these days, so there are few places where bears are welcome to forage at =
leisure. We have a lot of sightings of bears, particularly =
juvenile bears, that forage along the cobble beach area. =
Occasionally there is a dead seal. We don’t interfere, but =
roughly once a summer, we haul a seal carcass away from the beach area =
and place it somewhere to allow nature’s cycle to prevail. =
Bears find them of course. So far, no aggressive =
behaviour has been reported, but we’ve remained ready to deter or =
haze them, or move them away using our “ bear cage” if any =
become spoiled. We’ll see how things go this summer, as I =
believe we will have no Visitor Services staff working on site. =
Hopefully, we’ll be able to keep tabs on bear sightings! =
Perhaps we can rely on “naturens” contributors to send =
in observations while Parks Canada attempts to find new ways of doing =
things at lower cost and with fewer staff.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D'>Again, great question, Nancy. I am not sure if I’ve =
totally provided the correct answer. I am not a bear expert, just =
one of only two Resource Conservation employees who will show up with a =
dart gun if things go terribly wrong. Meanwhile we’ll keep =
“watching and learning” from our bears and folks like =
you!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D'>Donna Crossland<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D'>Keji Office 682-2293 (<i>In case anyone wants to reach me with =
bear sightings this year. That would be =
appreciated.)</i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
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</b><span lang=3DEN-US =
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naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] =
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Paul MacDonald<br><b>Sent:</b> May-15-13 11:23 =
AM<br><b>To:</b> naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: =
[NatureNS] bears Keji Seaside Adjunct<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p =
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class=3DMsoNormal>Nancy<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>I =
think its ths abundance of berries plus<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>the protection the Park =
provides.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>You will note =
the word "Adjunct" has been =
changed<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>to Seaside. A =
prettier name for a pretty spot!<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Enjoy the spring<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Paul<br><br>--- On <b>Fri, 5/10/13, nancy dowd =
<i><<a =
href=3D"mailto:nancypdowd@gmail.com">nancypdowd@gmail.com</a>></i></b>=
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class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>From: nancy dowd =
<<a =
href=3D"mailto:nancypdowd@gmail.com">nancypdowd@gmail.com</a>><br>Subj=
ect: [NatureNS] bears Keji Seaside Adjunct<br>To: <a =
href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a><br>Re=
ceived: Friday, May 10, 2013, 3:11 AM<o:p></o:p></p><div =
id=3Dyiv422756075><div><div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>Most people I talk =
to who have visited Keji Adjunct (generally happily) report seeing Black =
Bears. The bears do not seem to be after garbage and are usually seen at =
a distance apparently unconcerned with nearby =
humans.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Why are sightings so common here? Is it a =
food source and/or a small resident population in the park that is not =
easily spooked? I rarely encounter bears in this type of habitat =
elsewhere.<o:p></o:p></p></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Nancy<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></blockquote></td></tr>=
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