NARAMATA — A mother bear and her cub were spotted eating out of local garbage cans.
On Monday morning, several homes had their trash scattered across their streets.
The regional district wants to remind Naramata residents to take out their garbage on the morning of collection, or use bear-resistant enclosures.
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Zoe Kirk, a local Wildsafe BC Community Coordinator, says bears often come to the town in late August to eat fresh fruit and spawning Kokanee salmon.
“A mother sow will teach her young about available food sources,” says Kirk “a young bear trained to search out garbage is a high risk to humans and will generally be put down.”
One bear has been euthanize in the last three years since residents were required to place out garage on the day of collection, in bear-resistant carts or enclosures.
Traditionally, six or more bears were relocated or put down in Naramata each year.
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