Bad berry season means more bears getting into garbage, say Yukon conservation officers
A camera captured a small bear wandering through Pam Charman’s yard in the Porter Creek neighbourhood this week. Yukon conservation officers say they had no choice but to kill the injured bear that was getting into garbage. (Submitted by Pam Charman )
Yukon conservation officers have been busy dealing with bears this summer, as they say a poor berry season has meant more of the animals are turning to trash to fill their bellies.
An injured black bear was seen knocking over garbage and compost bins looking for something to eat around Ponderosa Drive and Walnut Crescent in Whitehorse’s Porter Creek neighbourhood on Tuesday.
Lue Maxwell lives in the area and said she saw the bear go behind a house two doors down from hers and then wander onto her property.
“Maybe 15 seconds later I looked…
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