Late spring and early summer is the time when bears usually start wandering into various neighborhoods looking for food, writes Patrick Berkery for The Keystone.
This means that even more densely populated suburbs like Bucks County can find bears getting onto people’s properties.
However, there are ways to limit the chance of bears choosing your property as their destination. According to the Pennsylvania Game Commission, limiting access to any potential food sources as well as masking food scents on a property is the way to go.
To achieve this, make sure not to put out your trash before the morning of collection day. Clean your garbage cans regularly with water and chlorine bleach.
Clean your backyard grill after each use and be sure to dispose of grill grease properly.
If you are feeding birds, make sure to bring all bird feeders in at night.
Avoid putting food scraps in compost piles in your gardens and keep the area around them and your fruit trees clean.
Always store trash, birdseed, and pet food inside an enclosed structure.
Also, do not leave food out for the local wildlife.
Read more about how to keep bears from getting onto your property in The Keystone.
