Marquette, Mi.– 04/09/2018– DNR customer service centers and field offices in Michigan’s northern Lower and Upper peninsulas report they’re starting to receive phone calls about nuisance bears.
According to wildlife biologists, habits in wild animals can’t be reversed so it’s wise to not let them start in the first place. Bears that find quick, calorie-rich meals (like bird seed) on decks and in backyards tend to return to those spots. Food rewards are the best way to train animals to make repeated visits, invited or not – so it’s best to remove food sources like bird feeders.
Michigan is home to 12,000-plus bears – over 2,000 in the northern Lower Peninsula alone. Bears are omnivores, meaning they’ll eat plants and animals and have no trouble finding natural food such as fruit, nuts, roots, and insects.
Bears are smart, so be smarter. Help your community and keep bears at a distance by removing bird feeders.
Get more tips from the DNR’s “Bear Essentials” video or contact Katie Keen at 989-385-0336.
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