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05-06-2016, 06:41 PM | #1 |
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Bear Spotted on Rattlesnake Island
I just received an email from friends who were hiking at the top of the island. They saw a bear heading up island.
Just thought you fellow islanders would want to know. IG
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05-06-2016, 06:48 PM | #2 |
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Looks like he is about 6 miles south east of where he should be.
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05-07-2016, 06:47 AM | #3 |
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I can bearly believe it!
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05-07-2016, 10:08 AM | #4 |
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Not here
I don't recall ever hearing of a bear on Welch, although there were a couple of instances of mistaken identity when our Newfoundland, Emily, sometimes went into the woods for a little privacy. She never attacked bird feeders, but we had some workmen around one year; one of them lost his lunch bag three days in a row. Bears, Newfies, doesn't matter. Don't leave food out. And raccoons can open any kind of barrel or other container.
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05-07-2016, 12:14 PM | #5 |
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The bear is obviously lost. Please direct him to Bear Island [or if it's a cub, to Little Bear Island]. 🐻
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05-07-2016, 12:15 PM | #6 |
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Just curious: who will remove the lost bruin, and when?
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05-07-2016, 11:00 PM | #7 |
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Good to know
We have a place on Sleepers. Is it unusual to find bears on the islands or is it pretty common? Have wondered about that ever since we bought our house last year. I know that deer can swim, but do bears swim or walk across on ice?
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05-08-2016, 05:45 AM | #8 |
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Bear Transportation
They take the Bear Buggy or, if not available, they ride on PWCs. 🐻
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05-08-2016, 06:38 AM | #9 |
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They swim. When the lake is frozen, they are typically still snoozing.
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05-08-2016, 02:46 PM | #10 |
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We had one on Whortleberry a few years ago. He stayed a few days and then swam off.
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05-08-2016, 03:45 PM | #11 |
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Absolutely they swim...
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05-09-2016, 08:42 AM | #12 |
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The key is that they need to not find a food source on the island... They can swim and will.... but if they find a good food source, they will stick around I am sure... like any wild animal......
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