Community members are warned about recent bear sightings and provided safety tips to avoid conflicts with bears. Tips include never feeding or approaching bears, securing food and garbage, removing bird feeders and pet food, keeping grills clean and stored securely, keeping dogs leashed, and carrying bear spray if hiking in bear country. Residents are advised to call animal control or wildlife authorities if they have an emergency.
Community members are warned about recent bear sightings and provided safety tips to avoid conflicts with bears. Tips include never feeding or approaching bears, securing food and garbage, removing bird feeders and pet food, keeping grills clean and stored securely, keeping dogs leashed, and carrying bear spray if hiking in bear country. Residents are advised to call animal control or wildlife authorities if they have an emergency.
Community members are warned about recent bear sightings and provided safety tips to avoid conflicts with bears. Tips include never feeding or approaching bears, securing food and garbage, removing bird feeders and pet food, keeping grills clean and stored securely, keeping dogs leashed, and carrying bear spray if hiking in bear country. Residents are advised to call animal control or wildlife authorities if they have an emergency.
NEVER FEED OR APPROACH BEARS CLEAN AND STORE GRILLS
Feeding bears teaches them to approach Clean grills after each use and make sure homes and people looking for more. Bears that all grease, fat, and food particles are will defend themselves if a person gets removed. Store clean grills and smokers too close, so keep your distance! in a secure area that keeps bears out.
SECURE FOOD, GARBAGE, AND RECYCLING KEEPS DOGS LEASHED
Food and food odors attract bears, so If out for a walk, keep dogs leashed and don't reward them with easily available refrain from allowing them to bark or food, liquids, or garbage. chase bears as it will frighten the bear resulting in a bad outcome.
REMOVE BIRD FEEDERS & PET FOOD CARRY BEAR SPRAY
Birdseed and grain are very attractive to Bear spray is proven to be an effective bears so remove the bird feeders when way to deter a bear that threatens you. If bears are active. Feed pets indoors when you are going to carry bear spray, know possible and store pet food where bears how to use it! can't see or smell it.
EMERGENCY BURBANK ANIMAL SHELTER CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
9-1-1 818-238-3340 FISH & WILDLIFE 818-238-3000 BurbankAnimalShelter.org www.wildlife.ca.gov