According to Scientific American, incidents involving bears are rapidly increasing.
The scientists reported that in the last 30 years, the number of problem bears killed in Alaska have almost doubled, and the number of complaints in Nevada have gone from almost nothing to 1,500 per year, according to the Associated Press.
Here's the part I thought was interesting: It's also about bird seed. "Bears are like drug addicts," Hank Hristienko of the conservation agency in Manitoba, Canada told the AP, "Once it gets hooked on sunflower seeds...it'll hit six or seven feeders, get 20,000 calories, and be quite happy."
You read that right: bears can eat up to 20,000 calories per day!
So, is that where my bird seed is going? A crack (well, sunflower seed) addict?
P.S. Thanks to Jake for providing this research...
Notice any suspicious characters hanging out at the alley near that feed shop you frequent?
ReplyDeleteWell, there is one homeless guy who wears a long trenchcoat and had a hat pulled down low over his face. All you can see is his bush black beard.
ReplyDeleteHey, wait a minute! Most homeless guys aren't that fat!
Interesting... does he happen to also be carrying a picanic basket?
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