[BigBrunyon]

The bears prefer to feed at the garbage dumps because they can tell there's leftover BURGERS in there. They can tell because they smell the BURGERS from miles away. They don't pass up a Meat Main, so they prefer to feed at the garbage dumps bcause the BURGERS are in there.

[Chief Joseph]

Pretty much true, they also really like pork. Years ago my sons and I were in North Idaho, had a bonfire going and had some leftover pork ribs warming on a fire ring rock. Suddenly a huge black bear appeared out of the shadows...so much for wildlife being very afraid of fire. The house was only about 60' away so we quickly went inside. Went back out and the bear was gone. They also like beer, years ago a black bear was in the local eateries dumpster with a Budweiser in his mouth. so ymmv.

[Gil]

One good thing about this is that there will be a lot fewer people in the North Cascades now.

[altasnob]

Why do you say that? There's other places with grizzlies, like Beartooths, MT, Glacier NP, Whistler, and Banff, that are packed with hikers. Maybe a few will be too scared to go hike Cascade Pass and Maple Pass loop with the masses, but I don't expect any meaningful reduction in hikers. Most will educate themselves, and come to the conclusion that if you take some reasonable precautions, your risk of an adverse grizzly encounter is nearly non-existent.

[uww]

All you will be able to hear is bear bells and drone whirring.

[Cyclopath]

[Chief Joseph]

Don't forget the chain saws and the item not to be mentioned here. Also no discussion of politics in wilderness areas. Wild Turkey 101 will help to alleviate your fear of being eaten by a griz.

[cdestroyer]

https://dailymontanan.com/2024/05/07/feds-will-move-grizzly-bears-into-north-cascades/

[rbuzby]

A lot of people think there is some mysterious remote interior to the Cascades. I wish there was. But there is no place so remote a bear couldn't walk out in a day or two. Of course they will end up going after the easiest high calorie food. Like garbage.

[altasnob]

[RumiDude]

[Chief Joseph]

I think that’s mostly true depending upon how clean people keep their properties and camps. Back years ago in north Idaho they had an open air garbage dump and people would go there to watch the bears.

[treeswarper]

There is an editorial in the Spokesman Review today echoing my thoughts that the relocated bears are getting a death sentence. Face it, it's a type of animal cruelty taking an intelligent bear who is used to their current area and dumping them into an unfamiliar area, expecting them to be able to locate food sources. Kind of like dumping a person from the city into a remote forest/jungle and expecting them to thrive and multiply simply because studies show that forage exists. That person will have no idea where "forage" grows and what is even edible. It does mean more funding for wildlife biologists so they can better forage in grocery stores.

[Chief Joseph]

Not sure about that, it seems that most would adapt and survive, and hopefully the adaptation process would not include human sourced food. But as a whole, I totally disagree with the entire reintroduction process.

[altasnob]

The Record of Decision says: