The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Dept. says many people are having problems with bears looking for food near their homes, and with the food scrap ban in effect the department is providing tips for people who are composting at home […]
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Featured, State News
Electric fencing offers protection against chicken predation
Keeping a small flock of chickens at home to provide eggs and meat has become increasingly popular, but many first-time small-scale poultry farmers are discovering that several species of wildlife like the taste of chicken as much as we do. Therefore, […]
Mountain Meditation
On bears and quests
By Marguerite Jill Dye Those of you who grew up in the Green Mountains of Vermont or other wilderness areas may take certain things for granted, but when I found bear poop just outside our bedroom window, I was excited and […]
Letter
Killington’s bear problem is getting out of hand
Dear Editor, Killington has an overabundance of bears this year — actually every year as I see it — but it’s getting worse and worse. Can we do something about it? Do we have to wait for someone or their […]
State News
State to bear hunters: send us teeth
Early bear hunting season starts Sept. 1 The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department is reminding successful bear hunters that a regulation now requires them to submit a bear tooth so wildlife managers can collect important information on Vermont’s bear population. […]
State News
Young bears are released back to the wild
The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department successfully released several young orphaned bears back into the wild after a short stay with a wildlife rehabilitator. The cubs had shown up malnourished in residential areas earlier this spring. Working in partnership with […]
Local News
Bears are on the prowl
Vermont Fish & Wildlife staff are gearing up for what will likely be another record year for bear conflicts. They are asking the public to help keep Vermont’s bears wild by removing any potential food sources that would cause them […]
Local News
F&W suggests removing bird feeders April 1
The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department says warm spring weather and melting snows will bring bears out of their winter dens in search of food. The department recommends taking down bird feeders on April 1 to avoid attracting them. Bears […]
Column
Black bears, reptiles, and angels
By Marguerite Jill Dye I’d originally planned to write “Where are my bears?” because I couldn’t understand why the blackberries I left on the bushes for baby, mama, and daddy bear were still there. Then my friend and neighbor Kay […]
State News
Avoid tempting bears by removing food sources
People love to see a black bear in its natural surroundings, but when a bear ventures into human territory, problems can occur. Vermont Fish & Wildlife wardens and biologists are receiving reports of hungry bears getting into trash containers as […]